Where does “gluggakarmur” come from?

gluggakarmur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic karmur, from Old Norse karmr, from Proto-Germanic karmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

gluggakarmur (Icelandic): window frame

Definitions

  1. window frame

Ancestry of “gluggakarmur”, step by step

gluggakarmur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic karmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickarmurframe, casing, coaming
2Old Norsekarmrbreast-work, parapet
3Proto-Germanickarmaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Icelandic gluggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgluggiwindow
2Old Norsegluggiwindow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karmaz →Every word from Old Norse karmr →
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