Where does “áminning” come from?
áminning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic áminna, from Icelandic á, from Icelandic líkur, from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
áminning (Icelandic): admonition, warning; reminder; exhortation
Definitions
- admonition, warning; reminder; exhortation
Ancestry of “áminning”, step by step
áminning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic áminna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | áminna | to remind; to admonish |
| 2 | Icelandic | á | The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;... |
| 3 | Icelandic | líkur | alike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Icelandic ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ing | — |