Where does “þúfutittlingur” come from?

þúfutittlingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þúfa, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

þúfutittlingur (Icelandic): meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Definitions

  1. meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Ancestry of “þúfutittlingur”, step by step

þúfutittlingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þúfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþúfatussock, hillock, mound
2Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
3Proto-Germanicþūbaz—

via Icelandic tittlingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictittlingurany small passerine bird
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Icelandic þúfa →
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