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

Definitions

  1. sensation, bombshell

Ancestry of “æsifregn”, step by step

æsifregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic æsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæsato excite, to stir up, rile; indefinite genitive...
2Old Norseǿsa—
3Proto-Germanicjōsijanąto stir up, excite
4Proto-Germanicjōsiztumultuous
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

via Icelandic fregn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfregnnews
2Old Norsefregnintelligence, intel, news
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jōsiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic jōsijaną →