Where does “efnahagssvæði” come from?
efnahagssvæði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic efnahagur, from Icelandic efni, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
efnahagssvæði (Icelandic): economic region, economic area
Definitions
- economic region, economic area
Ancestry of “efnahagssvæði”, step by step
efnahagssvæði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic efnahagur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | efnahagur | finances |
| 2 | Icelandic | efni | fabric; material; subject, matter |
| 3 | Old Norse | efni | stuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |
via Icelandic svæði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | svæði | area |