Where does “viðskiptavinur” come from?
viðskiptavinur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic viðskipti, from Icelandic skipti, from Old Norse skipti, from Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
viðskiptavinur (Icelandic): client, customer; shopper
Definitions
- client, customer; shopper
Ancestry of “viðskiptavinur”, step by step
viðskiptavinur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic viðskipti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | viðskipti | business |
| 2 | Icelandic | skipti | a change, an exchange; a change; time, as in... |
| 3 | Old Norse | skipti | division, distribution sharing; change; shift |
| 4 | Old Norse | skipta | to change |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |