Where does “hylur” come from?

hylur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hylr, from Proto-Germanic hulwiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hylur (Icelandic): a deeper section of a stream; a stream pool

Definitions

  1. a deeper section of a stream; a stream pool

Ancestry of “hylur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehylrdeep place, pool in a river
2Proto-Germanichulwijądepression, hollow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulwiją →Every word from Old Norse hylr →
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