Where does “breiðþota” come from?

breiðþota (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þota, from Icelandic þjóta, from Old Norse þjóta, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

breiðþota (Icelandic): jumbo jet, wide-body

Definitions

  1. jumbo jet, wide-body

Ancestry of “breiðþota”, step by step

breiðþota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþotaa jet
2Icelandicþjótato rush, to dash; to whistle, sing
3Old Norseþjótato emit a loud and whistling sound; to rush
4Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—

via Icelandic breiður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbreiðurbroad
2Old Norsebreiðrbroad
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Old Norse þjóta →