Where does “þvottabjörn” come from?
þvottabjörn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þvottur, from Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
þvottabjörn (Icelandic): raccoon
Definitions
- raccoon
Ancestry of “þvottabjörn”, step by step
þvottabjörn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þvottur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þvottur | wash, washing; laundry |
| 2 | Old Norse | þváttr | the act of washing, laundry, washing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwahtuz | washing, laundry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |