Where does “aðalfundarstörf” come from?

aðalfundarstörf (Icelandic) comes from Faroese aðalfundur, from Icelandic aðal-, from Old Norse aðall, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aðalfundarstörf (Icelandic): agenda for a general meeting

Definitions

  1. agenda for a general meeting

Ancestry of “aðalfundarstörf”, step by step

aðalfundarstörf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese aðalfundur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseaðalfundurgeneral assembly, general meeting
2Icelandicaðal-main, chief, head, principal
3Old Norseaðall
4Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
5Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Icelandic starf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstarfwork, job
2Old Norsestarf
3Old Norsestarfato work, labour
4Proto-Germanic*starfąlabor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-alEvery word from Proto-Germanic aþalą