Where does “gervihnöttur” come from?

gervihnöttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hnöttur, from Old Norse knǫttr, from Proto-Germanic knattuz.

gervihnöttur (Icelandic): (artificial) satellite

Definitions

  1. (artificial) satellite

Ancestry of “gervihnöttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnötturglobe, planet
2Old Norseknǫttrsphere, ball, orb
3Proto-Germanicknattuz—

Words derived from “gervihnöttur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knattuz →Every word from Old Norse knǫttr →Every word from Icelandic hnöttur →