Where does “brennisteinsvetni” come from?
brennisteinsvetni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic brennisteinn, from Icelandic brenna, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
brennisteinsvetni (Icelandic): hydrogen sulfide
Definitions
- hydrogen sulfide
Ancestry of “brennisteinsvetni”, step by step
brennisteinsvetni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic brennisteinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | brennisteinn | sulfur, brimstone |
| 2 | Icelandic | brenna | to burn, to be on fire; to burn, to set on fire;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic vetni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vetni | hydrogen |
| 2 | Icelandic | vatn | water; a lake, a water |
| 3 | Old Norse | vatn | water; lake; waterway, river |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |