Where does “eofolsung” come from?

eofolsung (Old English) comes from Old English eofolsian, from Old English hālsian, from Old English heals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

eofolsung (Old English): blasphemy

Definitions

  1. blasphemy

Ancestry of “eofolsung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheofolsianto blaspheme; to reproach, insult
2Old Englishhālsianto entreat earnestly, beseech, implore
3Old Englishhealsneck
4Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old English heals →
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