Where does “óritskoða” come from?

óritskoða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ritskoða, from Icelandic rit, from Old Norse rit, from Proto-Germanic writą, from Proto-Indo-European wrey-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

óritskoða (Icelandic): to uncensor

Definitions

  1. to uncensor

Ancestry of “óritskoða”, step by step

óritskoða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ritskoða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicritskoðato censor
2Icelandicritwrit; work, literary work; chart, diagram
3Old Norserit
4Proto-Germanicwritąfissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrey-to rip, tear; to turn; wrap; bind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Icelandic ó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicóoh!, ah!; O, oh, the Icelandic vocative particle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrey-Every word from Proto-Germanic writą