Where does “þáttaskil” come from?
þáttaskil (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þáttur, from Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
þáttaskil (Icelandic): turning point
Definitions
- turning point
Ancestry of “þáttaskil”, step by step
þáttaskil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þáttur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þáttur | thread, strand; a chapter, section; a short... |
| 2 | Old Norse | þáttr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þanhtaz | thought, idea |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Icelandic skil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skil | boundary, division; understanding, knowledge; due... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skil | a distinction, discernment, knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skilją | separation, limit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |