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
Ancestry of “æmta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | œmta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōmatjaną | to mumble |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -atjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |