Where does “aðgerðaleysi” come from?

aðgerðaleysi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðgerð, from Icelandic gerð, from Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic garwidō.

aðgerðaleysi (Icelandic): inaction

Definitions

  1. inaction

Ancestry of “aðgerðaleysi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðgerðoperation, process
2Icelandicgerðact, action; the act of building, making; type,...
3Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
4Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic garwidō →Every word from Old Norse gørð →Every word from Icelandic gerð →