Where does “símanúmer” come from?

símanúmer (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sími — telephone; axon.

símanúmer (Icelandic): telephone number

Definitions

  1. telephone number

Ancestry of “símanúmer”, step by step

símanúmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sími

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsímitelephone; axon

via Icelandic númer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnúmernumber; numerical size; issue
Every word from Icelandic sími