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

  1. very rich, wealthy, obscenely rich

Ancestry of “vellauðugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauðugurrich, wealthy
2Icelandicauðurempty; desolate; wealth, riches
3Old NorseAuðrdesolate
4Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches
Every word from Proto-Germanic audaz →Every word from Old Norse Auðr →Every word from Icelandic auður →