Where does “hvolf” come from?

hvolf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hvalf, from Proto-Germanic hwalbą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hvolf (Icelandic): vault, vaulted ceiling

Definitions

  1. vault, vaulted ceiling

Ancestry of “hvolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvalf—
2Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalbą →