Where does “kennitala” come from?
kennitala (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tala, from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
kennitala (Icelandic): national identification number, social security number
Definitions
- national identification number, social security number
Ancestry of “kennitala”, step by step
kennitala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic tala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tala | a short address, a speech; button; number |
| 2 | Old Norse | tala | speech, discourse; tale, number; number |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Old Norse kenni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kenni | — |