Where does “hornafræði” come from?

hornafræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic horn, from Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hornafræði (Icelandic): trigonometry

Definitions

  1. trigonometry

Ancestry of “hornafræði”, step by step

hornafræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic horn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichornhorn; fin; corner
2Old Norsehornhorn; corner; angle
3Proto-Norseᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨhorn
4Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Icelandic fræði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
2Old Norsefrœði—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →