Where does “samkjafta” come from?
samkjafta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sam-, from Old Norse sam-, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
samkjafta (Icelandic): to shut up, to not talk nineteen to the dozen; to...
Definitions
- to shut up, to not talk nineteen to the dozen; to...
Ancestry of “samkjafta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sam- | co-, fellow, collective; homo- |
| 2 | Old Norse | sam- | together, con- |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |