Where does “sundferð” come from?
sundferð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ferð, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
sundferð (Icelandic): trip to a swimming pool
Definitions
- trip to a swimming pool
Ancestry of “sundferð”, step by step
sundferð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ferð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ferð | trip, tour, journey; speed; second-person... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ferð | journey; conduct, behaviour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Icelandic sund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sund | swimming, the act of swimming; channel, strait,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |