Where does “Ermarsund” come from?
Ermarsund (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
Ermarsund (Icelandic): the English Channel
Definitions
- the English Channel
Ancestry of “Ermarsund”, step by step
Ermarsund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sund | swimming, the act of swimming; channel, strait,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |
via Icelandic ermi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ermi | sleeve |
| 2 | Old Norse | ermr | sleeve |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | armijō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erm-i(e)h₂- | — |