Where does “perlumóðir” come from?
perlumóðir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic perla, from Old Norse perla, from Middle Low German perle, from Old Saxon perula, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂ — to kick.
perlumóðir (Icelandic): pearl oyster; mother-of-pearl
Definitions
- pearl oyster; mother-of-pearl
Ancestry of “perlumóðir”, step by step
perlumóðir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic perla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | perla | pearl |
| 2 | Old Norse | perla | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | perle | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | perula | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | perla | — |
| 6 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |