Where does “afgreiðslustúlka” come from?

afgreiðslustúlka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic afgreiðsla, from Icelandic afgreiða, from Icelandic greiða, from Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

afgreiðslustúlka (Icelandic): salesgirl

Definitions

  1. salesgirl

Ancestry of “afgreiðslustúlka”, step by step

afgreiðslustúlka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic afgreiðsla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicafgreiðslaattendance, service; expedition, handling of...
2Icelandicafgreiðato dispatch
3Icelandicgreiðacomb; to comb; to pay, to discharge
4Old Norsegreiðato unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or...
5Proto-Germanicgaraidijanąto arrange, set in order
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Icelandic stúlka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstúlkagirl
2Old Norsestúlkaa little girl, young girl, lass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną
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