Where does “ættbálkur” come from?

ættbálkur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ætt, from Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic aihtiz, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

ættbálkur (Icelandic): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “ættbálkur”, step by step

ættbálkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ætt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicættfamily
2Old Norseættquarter of the heaven, direction; family,...
3Proto-Germanicaihtizpossessions, property
4Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

via Icelandic bálkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbálkurpartition; section, block; series, row
2Old Norsebǫlkrdivider, partition
3Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “ættbálkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →