Where does “blettatígur” come from?

blettatígur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blettur, from Old Norse blettr — stain; blot.

blettatígur (Icelandic): cheetah

Definitions

  1. cheetah

Ancestry of “blettatígur”, step by step

blettatígur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blettur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbletturstain, blot, patch; a plot of land
2Old Norseblettrstain; blot

via Icelandic tígur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictígurtiger
Every word from Old Norse blettr →Every word from Icelandic blettur →