Where does “dílaskarfur” come from?
dílaskarfur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic díll, from English deal, from Middle English del, from Old English dǣl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
dílaskarfur (Icelandic): great cormorant
Definitions
- great cormorant
Ancestry of “dílaskarfur”, step by step
dílaskarfur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic díll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | díll | spot, dot, fleck; a pixel; deal, agreement,... |
| 2 | English | deal | A division, a portion, a share; An indefinite... |
| 3 | Middle English | del | A part, proportion or section of something; The... |
| 4 | Old English | dǣl | part, share, portion; part, distribution |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via Icelandic skarfur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skarfur | cormorant; rascal, scoundrel; glutton |
| 2 | Old Norse | skarfr | cormorant, shag (bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae) |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skarf- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)gʷʰh₂el- | to stumble |