Where does “skólasálfræðingur” come from?
skólasálfræðingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sálfræðingur, from Icelandic sálfræði, from Icelandic sál, from Old Norse sál, from Old English sāwol, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
skólasálfræðingur (Icelandic): school psychologist
Definitions
- school psychologist
Ancestry of “skólasálfræðingur”, step by step
skólasálfræðingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sálfræðingur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sálfræðingur | psychologist |
| 2 | Icelandic | sálfræði | psychology |
| 3 | Icelandic | sál | a soul; a skin bag |
| 4 | Old Norse | sál | soul |
| 5 | Old English | sāwol | soul, life, spirit, being |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |