Where does “námsskrá” come from?

námsskrá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skrá, from Old Norse skrá, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

námsskrá (Icelandic): curriculum

Definitions

  1. curriculum

Ancestry of “námsskrá”, step by step

námsskrá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skrá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskrálist, register, file, directory; file; a...
2Old Norseskrádried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Icelandic nám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnámstudies, studying; removal
2Icelandicnemato take, capture; to mine; to amount to
3Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →
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