Where does “uppskurður” come from?
uppskurður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic upp, from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
uppskurður (Icelandic): anatomical dissection, necropsy, autopsy
Definitions
- anatomical dissection, necropsy, autopsy
Ancestry of “uppskurður”, step by step
uppskurður traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic upp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | upp | up |
| 2 | Old Norse | upp | up |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Ancient Greek ἀνατομή
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |
via Icelandic skurður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skurður | the act of cutting something; cut, wound;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skurðr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skurdiz | cutting, shearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kr̥(H)tís | — |