Where does “trommukjuði” come from?

trommukjuði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tromma, from Danish tromme, from Middle Dutch tromme — drum.

trommukjuði (Icelandic): drumstick

Definitions

  1. drumstick

Ancestry of “trommukjuði”, step by step

trommukjuði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tromma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictrommadrum
2Danishtrommea drum; to drum
3Middle Dutchtrommedrum

via Icelandic kjuði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjuðicue
Every word from Middle Dutch tromme →Every word from Danish tromme →Every word from Icelandic tromma →