Where does “bekkjarfélagi” come from?

bekkjarfélagi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic félagi, from Old Norse félagi, from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

bekkjarfélagi (Icelandic): classmate

Definitions

  1. classmate

Ancestry of “bekkjarfélagi”, step by step

bekkjarfélagi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic félagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfélagifellow, companion, comrade; partner; member
2Old Norsefélagione with whom one has joined one's property;...
3Old Norsefélagfellowship, partnership
4Old Norsefécattle; livestock; property, money
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Icelandic bekkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbekkurbench; class; creek, spring, stream
2Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →