Where does “Ósló” come from?

Ósló (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Ancestry of “Ósló”, step by step

Ósló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ansuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
2Old High Germanhelmhelmet
3Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
4Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Proto-Germanic lauhaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Ósló”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →