Where does “mannorð” come from?

mannorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

mannorð (Icelandic): reputation, character

Definitions

  1. reputation, character

Ancestry of “mannorð”, step by step

mannorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mannorð

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą