Where does “þekkingarleysi” come from?

þekkingarleysi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þekking, from Icelandic þekkja, from Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

þekkingarleysi (Icelandic): ignorance

Definitions

  1. ignorance

Ancestry of “þekkingarleysi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþekkingknowledge
2Icelandicþekkjato know, be familiar with; to recognize, know
3Old Norseþekkjato know, recognise
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Old Norse þekkja →