Where does “diskur” come from?
diskur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.
diskur (Icelandic): dish, plate; disc; a disk, disc
Definitions
- dish, plate; disc; a disk, disc
Ancestry of “diskur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 2 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 4 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
Words derived from “diskur”