Where does “æmta” come from?

æmta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse œmta, from Proto-Germanic wōmatjaną, from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

æmta (Icelandic): to mumble

Definitions

  1. to mumble

Ancestry of “æmta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœmta—
2Proto-Germanicwōmatjanąto mumble
3Proto-Germanic-atjanąCreates intensive verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -atjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōmatjaną →