Where does “sálgreining” come from?
sálgreining (Icelandic) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
sálgreining (Icelandic): psychoanalysis
Definitions
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Ancestry of “sálgreining”, step by step
sálgreining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sál | a soul; a skin bag |
| 2 | Old Norse | sál | soul |
| 3 | Old English | sāwol | soul, life, spirit, being |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Icelandic greining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | greining | analysis; ramification; mathematical analysis |
| 2 | Icelandic | greina | to discern, to distinguish, to separate; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | greina | to divide into parts; to discern, distinguish; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grindaną | to grind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrendʰ- | beam, plank |