Where does “aðferðafræði” come from?
aðferðafræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fræði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
aðferðafræði (Icelandic): methodology
Definitions
- methodology
Ancestry of “aðferðafræði”, step by step
aðferðafræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fræði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fræði | science, studies; inflection of fræða: ##... |
| 2 | Old Norse | frœði | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frōdį̄ | wisdom, understanding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Icelandic aðferð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | aðferð | method, means |
| 2 | Icelandic | ferð | trip, tour, journey; speed; second-person... |
| 3 | Old Norse | ferð | journey; conduct, behaviour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |