Where does “snúningshraðamælir” come from?

snúningshraðamælir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hraðamælir, from Icelandic hraði, from Old Norse hraði, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

snúningshraðamælir (Icelandic): tachometer

Definitions

  1. tachometer

Ancestry of “snúningshraðamælir”, step by step

snúningshraðamælir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hraðamælir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichraðamælirspeedometer
2Icelandichraðispeed, velocity
3Old Norsehraði—
4Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

via Icelandic snúningur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsnúningurrotation, turn, revolution
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hraði →Every word from Icelandic hraði →