Where does “aðflutningsgjald” come from?

aðflutningsgjald (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðflutningur, from Faroese flutningur, from Faroese flyta, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

aðflutningsgjald (Icelandic): import duty

Definitions

  1. import duty

Ancestry of “aðflutningsgjald”, step by step

aðflutningsgjald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aðflutningur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðflutningurimport, importation
2Faroeseflutningurtransport
3Faroeseflytato move
4Old Norseflytjato move
5Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Icelandic gjald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgjaldfee, payment; second-person singular imperative...
2Old Norsegjaldpayment, tribute
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutjaną →