Where does “bíldrusla” come from?

bíldrusla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bíll, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

bíldrusla (Icelandic): jalopy, banger

Definitions

  1. jalopy, banger

Ancestry of “bíldrusla”, step by step

bíldrusla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bíll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbíllcar
2Danishbilcar, automobile
3Danishautomobilautomobile
4Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
5Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
6Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
7Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Icelandic drusla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdruslarag, shred of cloth; a crock, a jalopy, a heap;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός