Where does “eðlismunur” come from?

eðlismunur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eðli, from Old Norse eðli, from Proto-Germanic aþulijaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

eðlismunur (Icelandic): fundamental difference

Definitions

  1. fundamental difference

Ancestry of “eðlismunur”, step by step

eðlismunur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eðli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceðlinature, essential characteristics
2Old Norseeðlinature
3Proto-Germanicaþulijaznoble
4Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Icelandic munur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmunurdifference; object, thing
2Old Norsemunrmind; delight; difference
3Proto-Germanicmunizmind, memory; feeling, emotion; love, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →