Where does “öryggisfyrirtæki” come from?

öryggisfyrirtæki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic öryggi, from Icelandic öruggur, from Icelandic uggur, from Old Norse uggr — fear, apprehension.

öryggisfyrirtæki (Icelandic): security company

Definitions

  1. security company

Ancestry of “öryggisfyrirtæki”, step by step

öryggisfyrirtæki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic öryggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöryggisafety; fuse
2Icelandicöruggurtrustworthy, reliable; certain, sure; safe,...
3Icelandicuggurfear, anxiety
4Old Norseuggrfear, apprehension

via Icelandic fyrirtæki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfyrirtækiundertaking, enterprise; company, firm
Every word from Old Norse uggr →Every word from Icelandic uggur →Every word from Icelandic öruggur →