Where does “fjölröddun” come from?

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

fjölröddun (Icelandic): polyphony

Definitions

  1. polyphony

Ancestry of “fjölröddun”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →