Where does “sálfræðilegur” come from?

sálfræðilegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sálfræði, from Icelandic sál, from Old Norse sál, from Old English sāwol, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sálfræðilegur (Icelandic): psychological

Definitions

  1. psychological

Ancestry of “sálfræðilegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsálfræðipsychology
2Icelandicsála soul; a skin bag
3Old Norsesálsoul
4Old Englishsāwolsoul, life, spirit, being
5Proto-West Germanicsaiwalusoul
6Proto-Germanicsaiwalōsoul, life force
7Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
8Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
10Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną