Where does “Ólafsfjörður” come from?
Ólafsfjörður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Ólafur, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic anulaibaz, from Proto-Germanic laibō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Ancestry of “Ólafsfjörður”, step by step
Ólafsfjörður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic Ólafur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Ólafur | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Óláfr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anulaibaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laibō | what is left, remainder, remnant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Icelandic fjörður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fjörður | fjord, although occasionally a geyser |
| 2 | Old Norse | fjǫrðr | firth, fjord |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ferþuz | inlet, fjord |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |