Where does “forsætisráðherra” come from?

forsætisráðherra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ráðherra, from Icelandic ráð, from Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

forsætisráðherra (Icelandic): prime minister

Definitions

  1. prime minister

Ancestry of “forsætisráðherra”, step by step

forsætisráðherra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ráðherra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicráðherracabinet minister
2Icelandicráðadvice, counsel; plan; council
3Old Norseráðadvice, counsel; council
4Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Icelandic forsæti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicforsætipresidency
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →