Where does “óþekktarormur” come from?
óþekktarormur (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.
óþekktarormur (Icelandic): a disobedient or mischievous child or pet, a troublemaker
Definitions
- a disobedient or mischievous child or pet, a troublemaker
Ancestry of “óþekktarormur”, step by step
óþekktarormur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic óþekkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | óþekkt | naughtiness; nominative neuter of óþekkur;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | óþekkur | naughty, disobedient, rude |
| 3 | Icelandic | ó- | un-, non-, in- |
| 4 | Old Norse | ó- | un- |
| 5 | Old Norse | óss | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ansuz | deity, god; name of the A-rune |
| 7 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |