Where does “stórskotahríð” come from?

stórskotahríð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hríð, from Old Norse hríð, from Proto-Germanic hrīþō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

stórskotahríð (Icelandic): a barrage, a cannonade, shellfire

Definitions

  1. a barrage, a cannonade, shellfire

Ancestry of “stórskotahríð”, step by step

stórskotahríð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hríð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichríðstorm, especially a snowstorm
2Old Norsehríðstorm, snowstorm
3Proto-GermanichrīþōA sudden onset; attack; A seizure; fit; A storm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Icelandic skot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskota shot, a gunshot; a bullet
2Old Norseskot—
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīþō →