Where does “sívalur” come from?
sívalur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic valur, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
sívalur (Icelandic): cylindrical
Ancestry of “sívalur”, step by step
sívalur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic valur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | valur | gyrfalcon; the fallen; casualties of a war or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | valr | the dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walaz | wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
via Proto-Nguni sí-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nguni | sí- | First-person plural object concord; Class 7... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sin- | ever, eternal, perpetual |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “sívalur”