Where does “tilraunastofa” come from?

tilraunastofa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tilraun, from Icelandic til-, from Icelandic til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilraunastofa (Icelandic): laboratory

Definitions

  1. laboratory

Ancestry of “tilraunastofa”, step by step

tilraunastofa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tilraun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictilraunattempt; experiment
2Icelandictil-to, towards
3Icelandictilto, towards
4Old Norsetilto, towards
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Icelandic stofa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →