Where does “Alvíssmál” come from?
Alvíssmál (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Alvíssmál (Old Norse): the Speeches of All-wise a poem of the Poetic Edda
Definitions
- the Speeches of All-wise a poem of the Poetic Edda
Ancestry of “Alvíssmál”, step by step
Alvíssmál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse mál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |