Where does “töluverður” come from?

töluverður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic verður, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

töluverður (Icelandic): considerable, substantial

Definitions

  1. considerable, substantial

Ancestry of “töluverður”, step by step

töluverður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic verður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverðurmeal, portion, ration; worthy; valuable
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Icelandic tala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictalaa short address, a speech; button; number
2Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →