Where does “meinafræði” come from?

meinafræði (Icelandic) comes 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...

meinafræði (Icelandic): pathology

Definitions

  1. pathology

Ancestry of “meinafræði”, step by step

meinafræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fræði

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

via Icelandic mein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmeindisease, illness; harm, damage
2Old Norsemeinharm, mischief, crime, misdeed
3Proto-Germanicmainądamage, hurt; unjustice, sin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →