Where does “hrókspeð” come from?
hrókspeð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hrókur, from Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
hrókspeð (Icelandic): rook's pawn
Definitions
- rook's pawn
Ancestry of “hrókspeð”, step by step
hrókspeð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hrókur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hrókur | rook |
| 2 | Old Norse | hrókr | rook; rook, castle |
| 3 | Old French | roc | rook |
| 4 | Arabic | رُخّ | — |
| 5 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 6 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
via Icelandic peð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | peð | pawn; pipsqueak, runt; a person of little... |
| 2 | Latin | pedes | a walker, one who walks; foot soldier,... |
| 3 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |