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Where does “ryðfrítt stál” come from?

ryðfrítt stál (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ryðfrítt, from Icelandic ryðfrír, from Icelandic ryð, from Old Norse rustr, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ryðfrítt stál (Icelandic): stainless steel

Definitions

  1. stainless steel

Ancestry of “ryðfrítt stál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicryðfrítt—
2Icelandicryðfrírstainless, rust-free
3Icelandicryðrust
4Old Norserustr—
5Proto-Germanicrustazrust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →