Where does “óþekktarangi” come from?

óþekktarangi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic óþekkt, from Icelandic óþekkur, from Icelandic ó-, from Old Norse ó-, from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

óþekktarangi (Icelandic): a disobedient or mischievous child or pet, a troublemaker

Definitions

  1. a disobedient or mischievous child or pet, a troublemaker

Ancestry of “óþekktarangi”, step by step

óþekktarangi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic óþekkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicóþekktnaughtiness; nominative neuter of óþekkur;...
2Icelandicóþekkurnaughty, disobedient, rude
3Icelandicó-un-, non-, in-
4Old Norseó-un-
5Old Norseóssmouth
6Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
7Old High Germanhelmhelmet
8Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
9Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
10Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Icelandic angi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicangitwig, branch; sprout, shoot; limb
2Old Norseangisweet odour
3Proto-Germanicangôa bend; crook; hook; barb; angle; spear; dart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →