Where does “verslunarferð” come from?

verslunarferð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ferð, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

verslunarferð (Icelandic): shopping trip

Definitions

  1. shopping trip

Ancestry of “verslunarferð”, step by step

verslunarferð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicferðtrip, tour, journey; speed; second-person...
2Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic verslun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverslunshop, store
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz
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