Where does “lífeðlisfræði” come from?
lífeðlisfræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eðlisfræði, from Icelandic eðli, from Old Norse eðli, from Proto-Germanic aþulijaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
lífeðlisfræði (Icelandic): physiology
Definitions
- physiology
Ancestry of “lífeðlisfræði”, step by step
lífeðlisfræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic eðlisfræði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | eðlisfræði | physics |
| 2 | Icelandic | eðli | nature, essential characteristics |
| 3 | Old Norse | eðli | nature |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþulijaz | noble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Icelandic líf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | líf | life; an individual’s way of living or experience... |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |