Where does “aðflutningsbann” come from?
aðflutningsbann (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðflutningur, from Faroese flutningur, from Faroese flyta, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
aðflutningsbann (Icelandic): import ban
Definitions
- import ban
Ancestry of “aðflutningsbann”, step by step
aðflutningsbann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic aðflutningur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | aðflutningur | import, importation |
| 2 | Faroese | flutningur | transport |
| 3 | Faroese | flyta | to move |
| 4 | Old Norse | flytja | to move |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutjaną | to move, flutter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Icelandic bann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bann | a ban; a prohibition; excommunication |