Where does “hällsøt” come from?
hällsøt (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian søt, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
hällsøt (Westrobothnian): "Polypodium vulgare"
Definitions
- "Polypodium vulgare"
Ancestry of “hällsøt”, step by step
hällsøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Westrobothnian søt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | søt | sweet , therefore: fresh; dear; see also syt and... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sœtr | sweet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |
via Westrobothnian hääll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | hääll | A flat rock surface; To pour |
| 2 | Old Norse | hella | flat stone, slab of rock; to pour out; accusative... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hallr | slope, hill; rock, stone; leaning to one side,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | halluz | A rock; stone; boulder; A rockface; cliff |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |