Where does “isenordal” come from?
isenordal (Old English) comes from Old English ordāl, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
isenordal (Old English): ordeal by iron
Ancestry of “isenordal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ordāl | ordeal, judgement |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailiją | something handed or meted out; allotment, share |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailijaną | to mete out; to deal out; dispense |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |