Where does “sundhöll” come from?

sundhöll (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

sundhöll (Icelandic): an indoor swimming pool

Definitions

  1. an indoor swimming pool

Ancestry of “sundhöll”, step by step

sundhöll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsundswimming, the act of swimming; channel, strait,...
2Old Norsesundswimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound
3Proto-Germanicsundąswimming; sound, strait
4Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

via Icelandic höll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöllpalace
2Old Norsehǫllhall; big house; large living room
3Proto-Germanichallōhall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)-Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic sundą