Where does “hvolpur” come from?

hvolpur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale-.

hvolpur (Icelandic): puppy young dog

Definitions

  1. puppy young dog

Ancestry of “hvolpur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvelprpuppy
2Proto-Germanichwelpazwhelp, pup
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kale-—

Words derived from “hvolpur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz →Every word from Old Norse hvelpr →
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