Where does “samvistarfall” come from?

samvistarfall (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.

samvistarfall (Icelandic): the comitative case

Definitions

  1. the comitative case

Ancestry of “samvistarfall”, step by step

samvistarfall 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 samvist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsamvistbeing together, living together, cohabitation
2Old Norsesamvist
3Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-