Where does “hreyfitaugungahrörnun” come from?

hreyfitaugungahrörnun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hrörnun, from Icelandic -un, from Icelandic -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

hreyfitaugungahrörnun (Icelandic): amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS

Definitions

  1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS

Ancestry of “hreyfitaugungahrörnun”, step by step

hreyfitaugungahrörnun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hrörnun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrörnundilapidation, decay, deterioration
2Icelandic-un"Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or...
3Icelandic-an
4Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis

via Icelandic hreyfitaugungur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichreyfitaugungurmotor neuron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nisEvery word from Icelandic -unEvery word from Old Norse -an