Where does “aðalsætt” come from?

aðalsætt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ætt, from Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic aihtiz, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

aðalsætt (Icelandic): noble family

Definitions

  1. noble family

Ancestry of “aðalsætt”, step by step

aðalsætt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ætt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicættfamily
2Old Norseættquarter of the heaven, direction; family,...
3Proto-Germanicaihtizpossessions, property
4Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

via Icelandic aðall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðallnobility
2Old Norseaðall—
3Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
4Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →