Where does “fleirtöluorð” come from?
fleirtöluorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
fleirtöluorð (Icelandic): plurale tantum
Definitions
- plurale tantum
Ancestry of “fleirtöluorð”, step by step
fleirtöluorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic orð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | orð | word; remarks; request |
| 2 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Icelandic fleirtala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fleirtala | plural |
| 2 | Icelandic | tala | a short address, a speech; button; number |
| 3 | Old Norse | tala | speech, discourse; tale, number; number |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |