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

  1. circle, ring; crown of the head

Ancestry of “hvirfill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
2Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “hvirfill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →