Where does “stefnuskrá” come from?

stefnuskrá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skrá, from Old Norse skrá, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

stefnuskrá (Icelandic): political platform, manifesto

Definitions

  1. political platform, manifesto

Ancestry of “stefnuskrá”, step by step

stefnuskrá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skrá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskrálist, register, file, directory; file; a...
2Old Norseskrádried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Icelandic stefna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstefnadirection (where something is headed), course
2Old Norsestefnaappointment, meeting
3Proto-Germanicstabnijaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →