Where does “æðakerfi” come from?

æðakerfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kerfi, from Old Norse kerfi, from Proto-Germanic *kerbą, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

æðakerfi (Icelandic): vascular system

Definitions

  1. vascular system

Ancestry of “æðakerfi”, step by step

æðakerfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kerfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickerfisystem, organization
2Old Norsekerfibundle
3Proto-Germanic*kerbą—
4Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Icelandic æð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæða vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a...
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô →