Where does “hnökralaus” come from?

hnökralaus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic laus, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

hnökralaus (Icelandic): flawless, without errors either grammatical or stylistic errors

Definitions

  1. flawless, without errors either grammatical or stylistic errors

Ancestry of “hnökralaus”, step by step

hnökralaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic laus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclausloose; free to go; available
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Icelandic hnökri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnökriburl, pill, bobble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →
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