Where does “hörpudiskur” come from?
hörpudiskur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic diskur, from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
hörpudiskur (Icelandic): scallop
Definitions
- scallop
Ancestry of “hörpudiskur”, step by step
hörpudiskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic diskur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | diskur | dish, plate; disc; a disk, disc |
| 2 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 3 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Icelandic harpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | harpa | harp |
| 2 | Old Norse | harpa | compress; to grip, pinch; harp |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harpǭ | harp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |