Where does “Hjalti” come from?

Hjalti (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse Hjaltland, from Old Norse hjalt, from Proto-Germanic heltą, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Hjalti (Old Norse): Shetlander

Definitions

  1. Shetlander

Ancestry of “Hjalti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseHjaltlandShetland
2Old Norsehjalthilt
3Proto-Germanicheltąhandle; hilt
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “Hjalti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic heltą →Every word from Old Norse hjalt →