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Where does “hjallr” come from?

hjallr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic helþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hjallr (Old Norse): scaffold, frame of timber; shed

Definitions

  1. scaffold, frame of timber; shed

Ancestry of “hjallr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichelþazstack, frame, support
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hjallr”

  • hjallur
  • hjallur
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