Where does “höfuðborg” come from?
höfuðborg (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic höfuð, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
höfuðborg (Icelandic): capital, main city
Definitions
- capital, main city
Ancestry of “höfuðborg”, step by step
höfuðborg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic höfuð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | höfuð | a head; head, chief; the ornamental prow of a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |