Where does “hraðamælir” come from?

hraðamælir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hraði, from Old Norse hraði, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

hraðamælir (Icelandic): speedometer

Definitions

  1. speedometer

Ancestry of “hraðamælir”, step by step

hraðamælir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hraði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichraðispeed, velocity
2Old Norsehraði—
3Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

via Icelandic mælir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmælirmeter

Words derived from “hraðamælir”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hraði →Every word from Icelandic hraði →