Where does “frumgerð” come from?

frumgerð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gerð, from Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic garwidō.

frumgerð (Icelandic): prototype

Definitions

  1. prototype

Ancestry of “frumgerð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgerðact, action; the act of building, making; type,...
2Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
3Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic garwidō →Every word from Old Norse gørð →Every word from Icelandic gerð →