Where does “andlitslaus” come from?

andlitslaus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic andlit, from Old Norse andlit, from Old Norse and-, from Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

andlitslaus (Icelandic): faceless

Definitions

  1. faceless

Ancestry of “andlitslaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicandlitface, countenance
2Old Norseandlitface, countenance
3Old Norseand-opposite, against, towards; hostile, adverse
4Germanic*anda-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-