Where does “þúsundþjalasmiður” come from?

þúsundþjalasmiður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þúsund, from Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þúsundþjalasmiður (Icelandic): jack of all trades

Definitions

  1. jack of all trades

Ancestry of “þúsundþjalasmiður”, step by step

þúsundþjalasmiður traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þúsund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþúsunda thousand
2Old Norseþúsund—
3Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Icelandic smiður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsmiðursmith; a craftsman who works primarily wood,...
2Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via Icelandic þjöl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþjölrasp, file
2Icelandicþélfermented milk; thickened milk
3Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →