Where does “fjöltyngdur” come from?
fjöltyngdur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fjöl, from Old Norse fjǫl, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
fjöltyngdur (Icelandic): multilingual, polyglot
Ancestry of “fjöltyngdur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | fjöl | plank, board, deal, thin board |
| 2 | Old Norse | fjǫl | deal, board |
| 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 |