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Where does “afturbeygt eignarfornafn” come from?

afturbeygt eignarfornafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eignarfornafn, from Icelandic fornafn, from Latin prōnōmen, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

afturbeygt eignarfornafn (Icelandic): reflexive possessive pronoun

Definitions

  1. reflexive possessive pronoun

Ancestry of “afturbeygt eignarfornafn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceignarfornafnpossessive pronoun
2Icelandicfornafnpronoun; first name, given name
3Latinprōnōmen—
4Latinnōmen—
5Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →