Where does “fræði” come from?

fræði (Icelandic) comes 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...

fræði (Icelandic): science, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...

Definitions

  1. science, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...

Ancestry of “fræði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrœði—
2Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “fræði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →