Where does “erfðamengi” come from?
erfðamengi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mengi, from Old Norse mengi, from Proto-Germanic managį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
erfðamengi (Icelandic): genome
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Ancestry of “erfðamengi”, step by step
erfðamengi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic mengi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mengi | a set |
| 2 | Old Norse | mengi | quantity; crowd |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | managį̄ | multitude, variety |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Icelandic erfð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | erfð | inheritance |