Where does “orðsifjar” come from?

orðsifjar (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.

orðsifjar (Icelandic): etymology

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Ancestry of “orðsifjar”, step by step

orðsifjar 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 sifjar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsifjarfamily relations
2Old Norsesifjaran affinity connection by marriage
3Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
4Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—

Words derived from “orðsifjar”

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