Where does “ordkløverisk” come from?

ordkløverisk (Danish) comes from Danish ordkløver, 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.

ordkløverisk (Danish): overly concerned with the minutiae of utterings

Definitions

  1. overly concerned with the minutiae of utterings

Ancestry of “ordkløverisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordkløverhairsplitter with regards to language; someone...
2Danishordword
3Old Danishorthword
4Old Norseorðword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →