Where does “hvirfill” come from?

hvirfill (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hvirfill, from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hvirfill (Icelandic): the crown, the topmost part of the head

Definitions

  1. the crown, the topmost part of the head

Ancestry of “hvirfill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvirfillcircle, ring; crown of the head
2Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “hvirfill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →