Where does “aðalkennari” come from?

aðalkennari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kennari, from Icelandic kenna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

aðalkennari (Icelandic): form tutor, form master

Definitions

  1. form tutor, form master

Ancestry of “aðalkennari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickennaria teacher
2Icelandickennato teach, to tutor; to instruct; to ascribe
3Old Norsekennato know; to feel
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →