Where does “fréttastjóri” come from?

fréttastjóri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic frétt, from Old Norse frétt, from Proto-Germanic frihtiz, from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fréttastjóri (Icelandic): news editor

Definitions

  1. news editor

Ancestry of “fréttastjóri”, step by step

fréttastjóri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic frétt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfréttpiece of news, story; news
2Old Norsefréttnews, intelligence, inquiry, inquiry about the...
3Proto-Germanicfrihtiztidings, news; question; inquiry; prophecy
4Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂

via Icelandic stjóri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjóriboss, executive; chief; the conductor or captain...
2Old Norsestjóri
3Proto-Germanicsteurō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic frehnaną
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