Where does “mjólkurferna” come from?
mjólkurferna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ferna, from Icelandic fern, from Icelandic fer-, from Old Norse fer-, from Proto-Germanic feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
mjólkurferna (Icelandic): milk carton
Ancestry of “mjólkurferna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ferna | a box-shaped carton; four of a kind |
| 2 | Icelandic | fern | four |
| 3 | Icelandic | fer- | four, quadri-, tetra-; square |
| 4 | Old Norse | fer- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | feþur- | four, pertaining to four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |