Where does “stærðfræðingur” come from?

stærðfræðingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stærðfræði, from Icelandic stærð, from Old Norse stœrð, from Proto-Germanic stōriþō, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stærðfræðingur (Icelandic): mathematician

Definitions

  1. mathematician

Ancestry of “stærðfræðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstærðfræðimathematics
2Icelandicstærðsize; measure; quantity, value
3Old Norsestœrð—
4Proto-Germanicstōriþō—
5Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz →