Where does “málverk” come from?

málverk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mála, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

málverk (Icelandic): painting

Definitions

  1. painting

Ancestry of “málverk”, step by step

málverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mála

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmálato paint; indefinite genitive plural of mál
2Old Norsemálato grind
3Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
4Old Saxon*mālōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
6Proto-Albanianmelanablack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Icelandic verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverkwork, chore; creation, work, doings; composition
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →