Where does “umferðarmerki” come from?

umferðarmerki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic umferð, from Icelandic um, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

umferðarmerki (Icelandic): traffic sign

Definitions

  1. traffic sign

Ancestry of “umferðarmerki”, step by step

umferðarmerki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic umferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicumferðtraffic
2Icelandicumused in set phrases; about, concerning; through,...
3Old Norseumabout, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,...
4Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Icelandic merki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmerkisign, mark; banner
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →