Where does “svalbardrein” come from?

svalbardrein (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Svalbard, from Old Norse Svalbarð, from Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic swalaz, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svalbardrein (Norwegian Nynorsk): Svalbard reindeer; "Rangifer tarandus...

Definitions

  1. Svalbard reindeer; "Rangifer tarandus...

Ancestry of “svalbardrein”, step by step

svalbardrein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk Svalbard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskSvalbard—
2Old NorseSvalbarð—
3Old Norsesvalrcool, cold
4Proto-Germanicswalazcold
5Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskreinclean; pure; a reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swalaz →