Where does “dráttarvél” come from?

dráttarvél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vél, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

dráttarvél (Icelandic): tractor

Definitions

  1. tractor

Ancestry of “dráttarvél”, step by step

dráttarvél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvélmachine; motor, engine
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Icelandic dráttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdrátturthe act of pulling, drawing; stroke; the act of...
2Old Norsedráttr
3Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy-Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą
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