Where does “æsingamaður” come from?

æsingamaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic æsing, from Icelandic æsa, from Old Norse ǿsa, from Proto-Germanic jōsijaną, from Proto-Germanic jōsiz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

æsingamaður (Icelandic): agitator, demagogue

Definitions

  1. agitator, demagogue

Ancestry of “æsingamaður”, step by step

æsingamaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic æsing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæsingincitement, agitation; excitement
2Icelandicæsato excite, to stir up, rile; indefinite genitive...
3Old Norseǿsa—
4Proto-Germanicjōsijanąto stir up, excite
5Proto-Germanicjōsiztumultuous
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

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 yes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jōsiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic jōsijaną →