Where does “lögfræði” come from?

lögfræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -fræði, from Icelandic fræði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

lögfræði (Icelandic): jurisprudence, law

Definitions

  1. jurisprudence, law

Ancestry of “lögfræði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-fræði-logy
2Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
3Old Norsefrœði—
4Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “lögfræði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →