Where does “skurðaðgerð” come from?

skurðaðgerð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skurður, from Old Norse skurðr, from Proto-Germanic skurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kr̥(H)tís.

skurðaðgerð (Icelandic): operation, procedure, surgery

Definitions

  1. operation, procedure, surgery

Ancestry of “skurðaðgerð”, step by step

skurðaðgerð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skurður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskurðurthe act of cutting something; cut, wound;...
2Old Norseskurðr—
3Proto-Germanicskurdizcutting, shearing
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kr̥(H)tís—

via Icelandic aðgerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðgerðoperation, process
2Icelandicgerðact, action; the act of building, making; type,...
3Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
4Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kr̥(H)tís →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurdiz →Every word from Old Norse skurðr →