Where does “samfélagsmiðill” come from?

samfélagsmiðill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic samfélag, from Icelandic félag, from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

samfélagsmiðill (Icelandic): social media

Definitions

  1. social media

Ancestry of “samfélagsmiðill”, step by step

samfélagsmiðill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic samfélag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsamfélagcommunity, society
2Icelandicfélaga group of people and/or other group entities;...
3Old Norsefélagfellowship, partnership
4Old Norsecattle; livestock; property, money
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Icelandic miðill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmiðillmedium; psychic, medium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱuEvery word from Proto-Germanic fehu