Where does “naddél” come from?

naddél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic naddur, from Old Norse naddr — stud, nail.

naddél (Icelandic): a shower of arrows

Definitions

  1. a shower of arrows

Ancestry of “naddél”, step by step

naddél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic naddur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnaddurstud, nail
2Old Norsenaddrstud, nail

via Icelandic él

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicélhailstorm, hail shower
2Old Norseél—
Every word from Old Norse naddr →Every word from Icelandic naddur →