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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

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

Words derived from “orðhluti”

  • orðhlutafræði
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →