Where does “Haugspori” come from?

Haugspori (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

Haugspori (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Haugspori”, step by step

Haugspori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse haugr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaugrhowe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;...
2Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Old Norse spǫr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
2Proto-Germanicspurątrack
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haugaz →Every word from Old Norse haugr →