Where does “krókódílstár” come from?
krókódílstár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tár, from Old Norse tár, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
krókódílstár (Icelandic): crocodile tears
Ancestry of “krókódílstár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | tár | a tear; a small amount of a drink such as coffee... |
| 2 | Old Norse | tár | tear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tahrą | tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |