Where does “Iðunn” come from?

Iðunn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Iðunnr, from Old Norse unnr, from Proto-Germanic unþī, from Proto-Indo-European unt-.

Iðunn (Icelandic): Iðunn, Idun (goddess of youth)

Definitions

  1. Iðunn, Idun (goddess of youth)

Ancestry of “Iðunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseIðunnr—
2Old Norseunnra wave
3Proto-Germanicunþīwave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanunt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European unt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unþī →Every word from Old Norse unnr →