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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

  1. Used to form present participles of verbs

Ancestry of “-andi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Germanic-andz—
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوك—
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “-andi”

  • endurskoðandi
  • niðurlægjandi
  • brautryðjandi
  • búðareigandi
  • lesandi
  • lesandabréf
  • sitjandi
  • framleiðandi
  • stefnandi
  • eigandi
  • notandi
  • kaupandi
  • nemandi
  • notendavænn
  • verjandi
  • gerandi
  • eiturlyfjanotandi
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