Where does “bókhaldari” come from?

bókhaldari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic haldari, from Icelandic halda, from Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

bókhaldari (Icelandic): accountant, bookkeeper

Definitions

  1. accountant, bookkeeper

Ancestry of “bókhaldari”, step by step

bókhaldari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic haldari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichaldaribrassiere, bra
2Icelandichaldato hold; to think
3Old Norsehaldato hold
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Icelandic bók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbóka book
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Old Norse halda →
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