Where does “ástmaður” come from?

ástmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ást, from Old Norse ást, from Proto-Germanic anstiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

ástmaður (Icelandic): male lover

Definitions

  1. male lover

Ancestry of “ástmaður”, step by step

ástmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ást

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicástlove
2Old Norseástlove
3Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection
4Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic anstiz →