Where does “aðfaranótt” come from?
aðfaranótt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðför, from Icelandic för, from Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
aðfaranótt (Icelandic): the night before a certain day
Definitions
- the night before a certain day
Ancestry of “aðfaranótt”, step by step
aðfaranótt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic aðför
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | aðför | attack, assault |
| 2 | Icelandic | för | a journey, a trip, a voyage; inflection of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fǫr | journey; attack, assault; fate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |