Where does “hvirfilvindr” come from?

hvirfilvindr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

hvirfilvindr (Old Norse): whirlwind

Definitions

  1. whirlwind

Ancestry of “hvirfilvindr”, step by step

hvirfilvindr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vindr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
2Proto-Germanicwindazwind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Old Norse hvirfill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvirfillcircle, ring; crown of the head
2Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “hvirfilvindr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →