Where does “frumufræði” come from?
frumufræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fræði, 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...
frumufræði (Icelandic): cytology
Definitions
- cytology
Ancestry of “frumufræði”, step by step
frumufræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fræði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fræði | science, studies; inflection of fræða: ##... |
| 2 | Old Norse | frœði | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frōdį̄ | wisdom, understanding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Icelandic fruma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fruma | a cell |