Where does “hornhraði” come from?

hornhraði (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.

hornhraði (Icelandic): angular velocity

Definitions

  1. angular velocity

Ancestry of “hornhraði”, step by step

hornhraði 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 hraði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichraðispeed, velocity
2Old Norsehraði—
3Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →