Where does “bólusótt” come from?
bólusótt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sótt, from Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
bólusótt (Icelandic): smallpox
Definitions
- smallpox
Ancestry of “bólusótt”, step by step
bólusótt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sótt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sótt | illness, sickness; supine of sækja |
| 2 | Old Norse | sótt | sickness, illness, disease; second-person plural... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Icelandic bóla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bóla | a pimple, a zit; a bubble; a boss, a stud |