Where does “arfsal” come from?
arfsal (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sál, from Old English sāwol, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
arfsal (Old Norse): cession of right of inheritance on condition of getting maintenance for life
Definitions
- cession of right of inheritance on condition of getting maintenance for life
Ancestry of “arfsal”, step by step
arfsal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse sál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sál | soul |
| 2 | Old English | sāwol | soul, life, spirit, being |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |