Where does “þríhyrnuburkni” come from?
þríhyrnuburkni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic horn, from Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
þríhyrnuburkni (Icelandic): long beech fern (Phegopteris connectilis)
Definitions
- long beech fern (Phegopteris connectilis)
Ancestry of “þríhyrnuburkni”, step by step
þríhyrnuburkni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | horn | horn; fin; corner |
| 2 | Old Norse | horn | horn; corner; angle |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ | horn |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Icelandic þrír
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þrír | three; the cardinal number after tveir and... |
| 2 | Old Norse | þrír | three |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ | three |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Icelandic burkni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | burkni | fern, bracken; wood fern |