Where does “-andi” come from?
-andi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.
-andi (Icelandic): Used to form present participles of verbs
Definitions
- Used to form present participles of verbs
Ancestry of “-andi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 4 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 5 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 7 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |