Where does “ofurþungur” come from?

ofurþungur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þungur, from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

ofurþungur (Icelandic): very heavy, extremely heavy

Definitions

  1. very heavy, extremely heavy

Ancestry of “ofurþungur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþungurheavy; difficult, hard
2Old Norseþungrheavy
3Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Old Norse þungr →
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