Where does “ordkløver” come from?

ordkløver (Danish) comes from Danish ord, from Old Danish orth, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordkløver (Danish): hairsplitter with regards to language; someone...

Definitions

  1. hairsplitter with regards to language; someone...

Ancestry of “ordkløver”, step by step

ordkløver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordword
2Old Danishorthword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Danish kløve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkløvecleave, split
2Old Norsekljúfato cleave, split
3Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “ordkløver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →