Where does “algengur” come from?

algengur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gengur, from Old Norse gengr, from Proto-Germanic gangiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

algengur (Icelandic): ordinary

Definitions

  1. ordinary

Ancestry of “algengur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgengurpassable; ambulant, able to walk
2Old Norsegengrable to walk; fit to walk on; second/third-person...
3Proto-Germanicgangizpassable, going, able to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangiz →Every word from Old Norse gengr →
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