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

Definitions

  1. media historian

Ancestry of “fjölmiðlasagnfræðingur”, step by step

fjölmiðlasagnfræðingur 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 sagnfræðingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsagnfræðingurhistorian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →
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