Where does “Vindálfr” come from?

Vindálfr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Vindálfr (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Vindálfr”, step by step

Vindálfr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vindr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
2Proto-Germanicwindazwind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Old Norse alfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsealfrelf
2Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →