Where does “þónokkur” come from?

þónokkur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þó, from Old Norse þó, from Proto-Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

þónokkur (Icelandic): a fair amount; some considerable amount

Definitions

  1. a fair amount; some considerable amount

Ancestry of “þónokkur”, step by step

þónokkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþóthough; still, yet
2Old Norseþónevertheless, still, yet
3Proto-Germanicþauhnevertheless, though
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Icelandic nokkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnokkursome
2Old Norsenǫkkurrany, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a...
3Old Norsenakkvarr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic þauh →