Where does “stórmerkilegur” come from?

stórmerkilegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic merkilegur, from Icelandic -legur, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

stórmerkilegur (Icelandic): significant, important

Definitions

  1. significant, important

Ancestry of “stórmerkilegur”, step by step

stórmerkilegur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic merkilegur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmerkilegurremarkable
2Icelandic-legur-ly
3Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
4Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Icelandic stór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstórbig; great
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →