Where does “fjölmiðlasagnfræðingur” come from?
fjölmiðlasagnfræðingur (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.
fjölmiðlasagnfræðingur (Icelandic): media historian
Ancestry of “fjölmiðlasagnfræðingur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | fjölmiðill | mass media |
| 2 | Icelandic | fjöl- | multi, many, much, manifold |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjǫl- | much, manifold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |