Where does “þungbúinn” come from?
þungbúinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic búinn, from Icelandic búa, from Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
þungbúinn (Icelandic): gloomy (imperfectly illuminated)
Definitions
- gloomy (imperfectly illuminated)
Ancestry of “þungbúinn”, step by step
þungbúinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic búinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | búinn | completed, finished, over; depleted, finished;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | búa | to reside, to live; to run a farm or home; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | búa | to reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |