Where does “fornleifafræðingur” come from?

fornleifafræðingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fornleifafræði, from Icelandic fræði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

fornleifafræðingur (Icelandic): archaeologist

Definitions

  1. archaeologist

Ancestry of “fornleifafræðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfornleifafræðiarchaeology
2Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
3Old Norsefrœði—
4Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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