Where does “orðasafn” come from?

orðasafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

orðasafn (Icelandic): glossary, list of words

Definitions

  1. glossary, list of words

Ancestry of “orðasafn”, step by step

orðasafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Icelandic safn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsafna museum; a collection; a flock of sheep
2Icelandicsafnato gather, collect
3Old Norsesafna—
4Proto-Germanic*samnōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →