Where does “óskadraumur” come from?

óskadraumur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic draumur, from Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

óskadraumur (Icelandic): wishing dream

Definitions

  1. wishing dream

Ancestry of “óskadraumur”, step by step

óskadraumur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic draumur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdraumurdream
2Old Norsedraumrdream
3Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
4Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Icelandic óska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicóskato wish
2Icelandicóskwish
3Old Norseóskwish
4Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →
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