Where does “dýrafruma” come from?

dýrafruma (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dýr, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

dýrafruma (Icelandic): animal cell

Definitions

  1. animal cell

Ancestry of “dýrafruma”, step by step

dýrafruma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdýr"or"; expensive, costly; valuable, precious
2Old Norsedýranimal
3Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
4Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Icelandic fruma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrumaa cell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →