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Where does “eignarfornafn” come from?

eignarfornafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fornafn, from Latin prōnōmen, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

eignarfornafn (Icelandic): possessive pronoun

Definitions

  1. possessive pronoun

Ancestry of “eignarfornafn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfornafnpronoun; first name, given name
2Latinprōnōmen—
3Latinnōmen—
4Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “eignarfornafn”

  • afturbeygt eignarfornafn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →