Where does “horrengla” come from?
horrengla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hör, from Old Norse hǫrr, from Proto-Germanic hurhwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
horrengla (Icelandic): an emaciated person, a very skinny person
Definitions
- an emaciated person, a very skinny person
Ancestry of “horrengla”, step by step
horrengla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hör | flax, linen |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫrr | linen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hurhwą | dirt, mucus, dirty substance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Icelandic rengla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | rengla | long and thin branch; twig, stick |