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Where does “frónskur” come from?

frónskur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -skur, from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

frónskur (Icelandic): Icelandic

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Ancestry of “frónskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-skur-ish, -ic
2Old Norse-iskr—
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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