Where does “raðtala” come from?

raðtala (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic röð, from Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic radō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raðtala (Icelandic): ordinal number

Definitions

  1. ordinal number

Ancestry of “raðtala”, step by step

raðtala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic röð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicröða row, a line; an order, a row, a sequence; a...
2Old Norserǫðrow
3Proto-Germanicradōrow; line; series
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Icelandic tala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictalaa short address, a speech; button; number
2Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →