Where does “vatnsfall” come from?
vatnsfall (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.
vatnsfall (Icelandic): river, stream
Definitions
- river, stream
Ancestry of “vatnsfall”, step by step
vatnsfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fall | fall, drop; case; function |
| 2 | Old Norse | fall | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 6 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |