Where does “veðurtungl” come from?
veðurtungl (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veður, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.
veðurtungl (Icelandic): weather satellite
Ancestry of “veðurtungl”, step by step
veðurtungl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic veður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | veður | ram; battering ram; one of several spikes at the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | year |
via Icelandic tungl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tungl | a moon; a satellite |
| 2 | Old Norse | tungl | moon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tunglą | luminary, orb; heavenly body, star |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |
Words derived from “veðurtungl”