Where does “öryggisflokkur” come from?

öryggisflokkur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flokkur, from Old Norse flokkr, from Proto-Germanic flukkaz, from Proto-Germanic flukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pluknéh₂-.

öryggisflokkur (Icelandic): security category

Definitions

  1. security category

Ancestry of “öryggisflokkur”, step by step

öryggisflokkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic flokkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflokkurgroup; class, category, grade; class
2Old Norseflokkrflock; group of at least five persons; a small...
3Proto-Germanicflukkazcrowd, troop, flock
4Proto-Germanicflukkōnąto fly, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpluknéh₂-—

via Icelandic öryggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöryggisafety; fuse
2Icelandicöruggurtrustworthy, reliable; certain, sure; safe,...
3Icelandicuggurfear, anxiety
4Old Norseuggrfear, apprehension
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pluknéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flukkōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic flukkaz →