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
Ancestry of “fjölröddun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | fjöl- | multi, many, much, manifold |
| 2 | Old Norse | fjǫl- | much, manifold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |