Where does “þvættingur” come from?

þvættingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -ingur, from Old Norse -ingr, from Proto-Germanic -ingaz — Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of...

þvættingur (Icelandic): nonsense, gibberish

Definitions

  1. nonsense, gibberish

Ancestry of “þvættingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-ingurForms verbal nouns; Added to a noun stem,...
2Old Norse-ingrone belonging to”, “one who frequents
3Proto-Germanic-ingazForms derivatives of nouns with sense of...
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingaz →Every word from Icelandic -ingur →Every word from Old Norse -ingr →