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

Definitions

  1. milk carton

Ancestry of “mjólkurferna”, step by step

mjólkurferna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ferna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfernaa box-shaped carton; four of a kind
2Icelandicfernfour
3Icelandicfer-four, quadri-, tetra-; square
4Old Norsefer-—
5Proto-Germanicfeþur-four, pertaining to four
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Icelandic mjólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjólkmilk; any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid...
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Icelandic fer- →