Where does “æsifregn” come from?
æsifregn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic æsa, from Old Norse ǿsa, from Proto-Germanic jōsijaną, from Proto-Germanic jōsiz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.
æsifregn (Icelandic): sensation, bombshell
Ancestry of “æsifregn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | æsa | to excite, to stir up, rile; indefinite genitive... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǿsa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jōsijaną | to stir up, excite |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jōsiz | tumultuous |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yes- | to foam; to boil |