Where does “þyngdarafl” come from?

þyngdarafl (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þyngd, from Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic þungiþō, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

þyngdarafl (Icelandic): gravity

Definitions

  1. gravity

Ancestry of “þyngdarafl”, step by step

þyngdarafl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þyngd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþyngdweight
2Old Norseþyngd—
3Proto-Germanicþungiþō—
4Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

via Icelandic afl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaflmight, power, strength; force; energy
2Old Norseafla hearth; physical strength; force, violence
3Proto-Germanicabalazstrength, power
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þungiþō →
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