Where does “þunglyndi” come from?

þunglyndi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þungur, from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

þunglyndi (Icelandic): depression, sadness, melancholy

Definitions

  1. depression, sadness, melancholy

Ancestry of “þunglyndi”, step by step

þunglyndi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þungur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþungurheavy; difficult, hard
2Old Norseþungrheavy
3Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

via Icelandic lyndi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclyndimood, temper
2Old Norselyndi—
3Proto-Germanic*lundijąloin

Words derived from “þunglyndi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Old Norse þungr →