Where does “veruleikafirrtur” come from?
veruleikafirrtur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veruleiki, from Icelandic -leiki, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
veruleikafirrtur (Icelandic): alienated from reality, out of touch from reality, having an incorrect perception of reality
Definitions
- alienated from reality, out of touch from reality, having an incorrect perception of reality
Ancestry of “veruleikafirrtur”, step by step
veruleikafirrtur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic veruleiki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | veruleiki | reality |
| 2 | Icelandic | -leiki | a suffix especially used to form adjectives from... |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via Icelandic firrtur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | firrtur | — |