Where does “ordbogi” come from?

ordbogi (Greenlandic) comes from Danish ordbog, 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.

ordbogi (Greenlandic): dictionary

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ordbogi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordbogdictionary, lexicon
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 →