Where does “sívalningur” come from?

sívalningur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sívalur, from Icelandic valur, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

sívalningur (Icelandic): cylinder

Definitions

  1. cylinder

Ancestry of “sívalningur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsívalurcylindrical
2Icelandicvalurgyrfalcon; the fallen; casualties of a war or...
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →