Where does “aðgangsheimild” come from?

aðgangsheimild (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðgangur, from Icelandic gangur, from Old Norse gangr, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

aðgangsheimild (Icelandic): pass, admittance permission to enter

Definitions

  1. pass, admittance permission to enter

Ancestry of “aðgangsheimild”, step by step

aðgangsheimild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aðgangur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðganguradmittance, admission, access
2Icelandicgangurthe act of walking; movement, action, flow;...
3Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Icelandic heimild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheimildpermission, authorisation, right; source,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz
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