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
- agenda for a general meeting
Ancestry of “aðalfundarstörf”, step by step
aðalfundarstörf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese aðalfundur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | aðalfundur | general assembly, general meeting |
| 2 | Icelandic | aðal- | main, chief, head, principal |
| 3 | Old Norse | aðall | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |