Where does “hálfnótuþögn” come from?

hálfnótuþögn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hálfnóta, from Icelandic nóta, from Old Norse nota, from Proto-Germanic nutōną, from Proto-Germanic nutō, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

hálfnótuþögn (Icelandic): half rest, minim rest

Definitions

  1. half rest, minim rest

Ancestry of “hálfnótuþögn”, step by step

hálfnótuþögn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hálfnóta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichálfnótahalf note, minim
2Icelandicnótanote; bill, invoice; receipt
3Old Norsenota—
4Proto-GermanicnutōnąTo make use of; employ
5Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
6Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Icelandic þögn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþögnsilence; rest
2Old Norseþǫgnsilence
3Proto-Germanicþaguniz—
4Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
5Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutōną →