Where does “rafmagnsverkfræðingur” come from?

rafmagnsverkfræðingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic verkfræði, from Icelandic -fræði, from Icelandic fræði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

rafmagnsverkfræðingur (Icelandic): electrical engineer

Definitions

  1. electrical engineer

Ancestry of “rafmagnsverkfræðingur”, step by step

rafmagnsverkfræðingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic verkfræði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverkfræðiengineering
2Icelandic-fræði-logy
3Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
4Old Norsefrœði
5Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Icelandic rafmagn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrafmagnelectricity
2Icelandicrafamber
3Icelandicráfato wander, to ramble, to roam; wimp, wuss
4Old Norseráfawaver, go with staggering gait; to rove; stray...
5Proto-Germanicwabōną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄