Where does “aðhaldsaðgerð” come from?

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

aðhaldsaðgerð (Icelandic): measure enacted to save money

Definitions

  1. measure enacted to save money

Ancestry of “aðhaldsaðgerð”, step by step

aðhaldsaðgerð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aðgerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðgerðoperation, process
2Icelandicgerðact, action; the act of building, making; type,...
3Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
4Proto-Germanicgarwidō—

via Icelandic aðhald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðhaldsupport, guidance
2Icelandichaldhold, grip
Every word from Proto-Germanic garwidō →Every word from Old Norse gørð →Every word from Icelandic gerð →