Where does “mosafræðingur” come from?

mosafræðingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mosafræði, from Icelandic -fræði, 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...

mosafræðingur (Icelandic): bryologist

Definitions

  1. bryologist

Ancestry of “mosafræðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmosafræðibryology
2Icelandic-fræði-logy
3Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
4Old Norsefrœði
5Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄