Where does “fjölmiðill” come from?

fjölmiðill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fjöl-, from Old Norse fjǫl-, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fjölmiðill (Icelandic): mass media

Definitions

  1. mass media

Ancestry of “fjölmiðill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjöl-multi, many, much, manifold
2Old Norsefjǫl-much, manifold
3Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
4Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fjölmiðill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →