Where does “súrefnisskortur” come from?

súrefnisskortur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic súrefni, from Icelandic efni, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

súrefnisskortur (Icelandic): hypoxia

Definitions

  1. hypoxia

Ancestry of “súrefnisskortur”, step by step

súrefnisskortur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic súrefni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsúrefnioxygen
2Icelandicefnifabric; material; subject, matter
3Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
4Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
5Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Icelandic skortur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskorturlack, shortage
2Old Norseskortrwant, lack
3Proto-Germanicskurtazshort; lacking, deficient
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →