Where does “fjalakǫttr” come from?
fjalakǫttr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse fjǫl, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
fjalakǫttr (Old Norse): mousetrap
Ancestry of “fjalakǫttr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fjǫl | deal, board |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |