Where does “ferilskrá” come from?

ferilskrá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skrá, from Old Norse skrá, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

ferilskrá (Icelandic): curriculum vitae, résumé

Definitions

  1. curriculum vitae, résumé

Ancestry of “ferilskrá”, step by step

ferilskrá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skrá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskrálist, register, file, directory; file; a...
2Old Norseskrádried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Icelandic ferill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicferillcurve, trajectory; career
2Old Norseferilltrack, race; traveller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →