Where does “fjǫlhǫfðaðr” come from?

fjǫlhǫfðaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

fjǫlhǫfðaðr (Old Norse): many-headed, polycephalic

Definitions

  1. many-headed, polycephalic

Ancestry of “fjǫlhǫfðaðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫfuðhead
2Old Norse-ith
3Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin