Where does “Reykjaviker” come from?
Reykjaviker (English) comes from English Reykjavik, from Icelandic Reykjavík, from Old Norse reykja, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Reykjaviker (English): An inhabitant of Reykjavik
Definitions
- An inhabitant of Reykjavik
Ancestry of “Reykjaviker”, step by step
Reykjaviker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Reykjavik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Reykjavik | — |
| 2 | Icelandic | Reykjavík | bay of smokes |
| 3 | Old Norse | reykja | to smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raukijaną | to smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |
via Afrikaans er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | er | The name of the Latin-script letter R |