Where does “skyldunám” come from?

skyldunám (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nám, from Icelandic nema, from Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

skyldunám (Icelandic): compulsory education, education at compulsory school

Definitions

  1. compulsory education, education at compulsory school

Ancestry of “skyldunám”, step by step

skyldunám traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnámstudies, studying; removal
2Icelandicnemato take, capture; to mine; to amount to
3Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via Icelandic skyldu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskylduof an obligation; compulsory, obligatory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Norse nema →
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