Where does “hafragrautur” come from?
hafragrautur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic grautur, from Old Norse grautr, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
hafragrautur (Icelandic): oatmeal porridge
Ancestry of “hafragrautur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | grautur | porridge, thick soup, a food popular with... |
| 2 | Old Norse | grautr | porridge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |