Where does “samheitaorðabók” come from?

samheitaorðabók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic orðabók, from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

samheitaorðabók (Icelandic): thesaurus

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Ancestry of “samheitaorðabók”, step by step

samheitaorðabók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic orðabók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðabókdictionary, lexicon, wordbook
2Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Icelandic samheiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsamheitia synonym, a word with same meaning as another
2Icelandicsam-co-, fellow, collective; homo-
3Old Norsesam-together, con-
4Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →