Where does “langreyður” come from?

langreyður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic reyður, from Old Norse reyðr, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

langreyður (Icelandic): fin whale

Definitions

  1. fin whale

Ancestry of “langreyður”, step by step

langreyður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic reyður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicreyðurrorqual; arctic char
2Old Norsereyðrrorqual, fin whale
3Old Norserauðrred
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Icelandic langur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclangurlong; "only used in set phrases"
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →
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