Where does “framkvæmdastjóri” come from?

framkvæmdastjóri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stjóri, from Old Norse stjóri, from Proto-Germanic steurō.

framkvæmdastjóri (Icelandic): managing director, executive director

Definitions

  1. managing director, executive director

Ancestry of “framkvæmdastjóri”, step by step

framkvæmdastjóri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stjóri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjóriboss, executive; chief; the conductor or captain...
2Old Norsestjóri—
3Proto-Germanicsteurō—

via Icelandic framkvæmd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicframkvæmdperformance (of an action), execution
Every word from Proto-Germanic steurō →Every word from Old Norse stjóri →Every word from Icelandic stjóri →