Where does “vísindatilraun” come from?

vísindatilraun (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.

vísindatilraun (Icelandic): scientific experiment

Definitions

  1. scientific experiment

Ancestry of “vísindatilraun”, step by step

vísindatilraun 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 vísindi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvísindiscience
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →