Where does “skordýr” come from?
skordýr (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skór, from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
skordýr (Icelandic): insect
Definitions
- insect
Ancestry of “skordýr”, step by step
skordýr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skór | a shoe |
| 2 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle English | score | score |
| 4 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 5 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Icelandic dýr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | dýr | "or"; expensive, costly; valuable, precious |
| 2 | Old Norse | dýr | animal |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |