Where does “kollhnís” come from?

kollhnís (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kollhnís, from Old Norse kollr, from Proto-Germanic kullaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

kollhnís (Icelandic): somersault

Definitions

  1. somersault

Ancestry of “kollhnís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekollhnísa somersault
2Old Norsekollra top, a summit
3Proto-Germanickullaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kullaz →Every word from Old Norse kollr →