Where does “tölvufræði” come from?
tölvufræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tölva, from Icelandic völva, from Old Norse vǫlva, from Old Norse vǫlr, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
tölvufræði (Icelandic): computer science
Ancestry of “tölvufræði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tölva | computer |
| 2 | Icelandic | völva | völva; prophetess |
| 3 | Old Norse | vǫlva | völva; prophetess, seeress, witch |
| 4 | Old Norse | vǫlr | a rounded staff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waluz | staff, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |