Where does “eiginmaður” come from?

eiginmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

eiginmaður (Icelandic): husband

Definitions

  1. husband

Ancestry of “eiginmaður”, step by step

eiginmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Icelandic eiginn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceiginnone's own
2Old Norseeiginnown, proper
3Proto-Germanicaiganazpast participle of *aiganą; own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →