Where does “eldhúshnífur” come from?

eldhúshnífur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eldhús, from Icelandic eldur, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

eldhúshnífur (Icelandic): kitchen knife

Definitions

  1. kitchen knife

Ancestry of “eldhúshnífur”, step by step

eldhúshnífur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eldhús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceldhúskitchen
2Icelandiceldurfire
3Old Norseeldrfire
4Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
5Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Icelandic hnífur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnífurknife
2Icelandicknífurknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →