Where does “vellauðugur” come from?
vellauðugur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic auðugur, from Icelandic auður, from Old Norse Auðr, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.
vellauðugur (Icelandic): very rich, wealthy, obscenely rich
Definitions
- very rich, wealthy, obscenely rich
Ancestry of “vellauðugur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | auðugur | rich, wealthy |
| 2 | Icelandic | auður | empty; desolate; wealth, riches |
| 3 | Old Norse | Auðr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | audaz | wealth, riches |