Where does “orðhlutafræði” come from?

orðhlutafræði (Icelandic) comes 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...

orðhlutafræði (Icelandic): morphology

Definitions

  1. morphology

Ancestry of “orðhlutafræði”, step by step

orðhlutafræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fræði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
2Old Norsefrœði—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Icelandic orðhluti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðhluticomponent, word constituent
2Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →