Where does “þagnarbindindi” come from?

þagnarbindindi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þögn, from Old Norse þǫgn, from Proto-Germanic þaguniz, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

þagnarbindindi (Icelandic): a temporary vow of silence, a period in which a person or a group intentionally does not utter a single word, quiet time in a classroom

Definitions

  1. a temporary vow of silence, a period in which a person or a group intentionally does not utter a single word, quiet time in a classroom

Ancestry of “þagnarbindindi”, step by step

þagnarbindindi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þögn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþögnsilence; rest
2Old Norseþǫgnsilence
3Proto-Germanicþaguniz—
4Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
5Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

via Icelandic bindindi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbindindiabstinence, abstaining from doing something, usually in particular abstaining from drinking alcohol
2Icelandicbindato tie, to bind
3Old Norsebindato bind, tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaguniz →