Where does “fjölmiðlasaga” come from?

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

fjölmiðlasaga (Icelandic): media history

Definitions

  1. media history

Ancestry of “fjölmiðlasaga”, step by step

fjölmiðlasaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fjölmiðill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjölmiðillmass media
2Icelandicfjöl-multi, many, much, manifold
3Old Norsefjǫl-much, manifold
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Icelandic Saga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicSagaa story
2Icelandicsögsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →