Where does “hvirfilbylur” come from?
hvirfilbylur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bylur, from Old Norse bylr, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
hvirfilbylur (Icelandic): whirlwind, tornado
Ancestry of “hvirfilbylur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | bylur | snowstorm, blizzard |
| 2 | Old Norse | bylr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |