Where does “eigingildi” come from?

eigingildi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gildi, from Old Norse gildi — payment, guild.

eigingildi (Icelandic): eigenvalue, characteristic value

Definitions

  1. eigenvalue, characteristic value

Ancestry of “eigingildi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgildivalue, worth; validity; ideal, value
2Old Norsegildipayment, guild
Every word from Old Norse gildi →Every word from Icelandic gildi →