Where does “hverflyndi” come from?

hverflyndi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lyndi, from Old Norse lyndi, from Proto-Germanic *lundiją — loin.

hverflyndi (Icelandic): changeability, fickleness, helplessness, instability

Definitions

  1. changeability, fickleness, helplessness, instability

Ancestry of “hverflyndi”, step by step

hverflyndi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lyndi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclyndimood, temper
2Old Norselyndi—
3Proto-Germanic*lundijąloin

via Icelandic hverfur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichverfur—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lundiją →Every word from Old Norse lyndi →Every word from Icelandic lyndi →