Where does “bæjarstjóri” come from?

bæjarstjóri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bær, from Old Norse bǿr, from Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bæjarstjóri (Icelandic): a mayor of a town

Definitions

  1. a mayor of a town

Ancestry of “bæjarstjóri”, step by step

bæjarstjóri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbærfarm; town
2Old Norsebǿrfarm; town
3Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Icelandic stjóri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjóriboss, executive; chief; the conductor or captain...
2Old Norsestjóri—
3Proto-Germanicsteurō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Old Norse búa →