Where does “sálmur” come from?
sálmur (Icelandic) comes 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...
sálmur (Icelandic): psalm; hymn
Ancestry of “sálmur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | salmr | — |
| 2 | Latin | psalmus | psalm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψαλμός | twitching or twanging with the fingers; sound of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψάλλω | to twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ψάω | to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to... |
Words derived from “sálmur”