Where does “hvirfill” come from?
hvirfill (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hvirfill (Old Norse): circle, ring; crown of the head
Definitions
- circle, ring; crown of the head
Ancestry of “hvirfill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hwirbilaz | circle, ring, whirl |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “hvirfill”