Where does “nútímalegur” come from?

nútímalegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nútími, from Icelandic tími, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

nútímalegur (Icelandic): modern, contemporary, current

Definitions

  1. modern, contemporary, current

Ancestry of “nútímalegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnútímithe modern age; the Holocene epoch
2Icelandictímitime; hour; lesson, class period
3Old Norsetímitime
4Proto-Germanictīmôtime
5Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tī- →