Where does “aðgerðarhnappur” come from?

aðgerðarhnappur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hnappur, from Old Norse hnappr, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

aðgerðarhnappur (Icelandic): function key

Definitions

  1. function key

Ancestry of “aðgerðarhnappur”, step by step

aðgerðarhnappur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hnappur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnappurbutton; key
2Old Norsehnapprbutton; bowl; trough; tray
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Icelandic aðgerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðgerðoperation, process
2Icelandicgerðact, action; the act of building, making; type,...
3Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
4Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →