Where does “sífelldur” come from?
sífelldur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic felldur, from Icelandic fella, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
sífelldur (Icelandic): constant, incessant, continual, ceaseless
Definitions
- constant, incessant, continual, ceaseless
Ancestry of “sífelldur”, step by step
sífelldur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic felldur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | felldur | past participle of fella felled; past participle... |
| 2 | Icelandic | fella | to fell, to shed; to kill in battle; to fit... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fella | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallijaną | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |