Where does “öfundsjúkur” come from?

öfundsjúkur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic öfund, from Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic abundiz, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

öfundsjúkur (Icelandic): jealous

Definitions

  1. jealous

Ancestry of “öfundsjúkur”, step by step

öfundsjúkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic öfund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöfundenvy
2Old Norseǫfundenvy
3Proto-Germanicabundizenvy
4Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
5Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

via Icelandic sjúkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsjúkursick, ill; sick, disturbed; sick, twisted
2Old Norsesjúkrsick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic undiz →