Where does “orðhluti” come from?

orðhluti (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.

orðhluti (Icelandic): component, word constituent

Definitions

  1. component, word constituent

Ancestry of “orðhluti”, step by step

orðhluti 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 hluti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichlutipiece, part, share; indefinite accusative plural...
2Old Norsehluti—
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “orðhluti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →