Where does “ógnvekjandi” come from?

ógnvekjandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ógn, from Old Norse ógn, from Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic aganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂ógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ- — cow.

ógnvekjandi (Icelandic): scary, terrifying

Definitions

  1. scary, terrifying

Ancestry of “ógnvekjandi”, step by step

ógnvekjandi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ógn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicógnfear, terror; how
2Old Norseógnterror, threat, dispute
3Old Norseagnbait
4Proto-Germanicaganąto fear, to be afraid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂ógʰeto be upset, afraid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵʰ-cow

via Icelandic vekjandi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvekjandi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ-