Where does “íþróttaþjálfari” come from?
íþróttaþjálfari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic íþrótt, from Old Norse íþrótt, from Old Norse þróttr, from Proto-Germanic þruhtuz, from Proto-Indo-European treg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- — a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay.
íþróttaþjálfari (Icelandic): sports coach
Definitions
- sports coach
Ancestry of “íþróttaþjálfari”, step by step
íþróttaþjálfari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic íþrótt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | íþrótt | sport |
| 2 | Old Norse | íþrótt | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þróttr | strength, might, valour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þruhtuz | strength; fortitude; perseverance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | treg- | still, rigid; firm, fast; stiff, rigid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terǵ- | a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay |
via Icelandic þjálfari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þjálfari | coach, trainer |
| 2 | Icelandic | -arí | er, -or; a masculine suffix used to form agent nouns from verb and noun stems |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |