Where does “nefnifall” come from?

nefnifall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fall, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

nefnifall (Icelandic): the nominative case

Definitions

  1. the nominative case

Ancestry of “nefnifall”, step by step

nefnifall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfallfall, drop; case; function
2Old Norsefall—
3Old Norsefallato fall
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
6Slovincianpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Icelandic nefna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnefnato name; to call; to mention
2Old Norsenefnato name; to mention; to appoint
3Proto-Germanicnamnijanąto name, to call, to give a name to
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →