Where does “ævisaga” come from?

ævisaga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ævi, from Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic aiwį̄, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

ævisaga (Icelandic): biography

Definitions

  1. biography

Ancestry of “ævisaga”, step by step

ævisaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ævi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicævitime; life, lifetime; biography
2Old Norseævitime; life, lifetime; biography
3Proto-Germanicaiwį̄
4Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Icelandic Saga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicSagaa story
2Icelandicsögsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwaz