Where does “aðgangsorð” come from?
aðgangsorð (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.
aðgangsorð (Icelandic): password
Definitions
- password
Ancestry of “aðgangsorð”, step by step
aðgangsorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic aðgangur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | aðgangur | admittance, admission, access |
| 2 | Icelandic | gangur | the act of walking; movement, action, flow;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | gangr | walking, motion; pace, pacing; course |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |