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Where does “glæruvængur” come from?

glæruvængur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vængur, from Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

glæruvængur (Icelandic): pterygium

Definitions

  1. pterygium

Ancestry of “glæruvængur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvængura wing
2Old Norsevængrwing
3Proto-Germanicwēngijaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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