Where does “getnaðarlimur” come from?

getnaðarlimur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic limur, from Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic limuz, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

getnaðarlimur (Icelandic): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “getnaðarlimur”, step by step

getnaðarlimur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic limur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclimurlimb; penis
2Old Norselimrlimb
3Proto-Germaniclimuzlimb; member; branch; twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Icelandic getnaður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgetnaðurconception
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Germanic limuz →Every word from Old Norse limr →