Where does “sálmabók” come from?
sálmabók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sálmur, from Old Norse salmr, from Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός, from Ancient Greek ψάλλω, from Ancient Greek ψάω — to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...
sálmabók (Icelandic): hymnal, hymn book
Definitions
- hymnal, hymn book
Ancestry of “sálmabók”, step by step
sálmabók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sálmur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sálmur | psalm; hymn |
| 2 | Old Norse | salmr | — |
| 3 | Latin | psalmus | psalm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψαλμός | twitching or twanging with the fingers; sound of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ψάλλω | to twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ψάω | to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to... |