Where does “hitamælir” come from?

hitamælir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hiti, from Old Norse hiti, from Proto-Germanic haitį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

hitamælir (Icelandic): thermometer

Definitions

  1. thermometer

Ancestry of “hitamælir”, step by step

hitamælir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichitiheat; fever; temperature
2Old Norsehitiheat
3Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Icelandic mælir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmælirmeter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitį̄ →Every word from Old Norse hiti →