Where does “ekkjumaður” come from?

ekkjumaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ekkja, from Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic ainakjǭ, from Proto-Germanic ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ekkjumaður (Icelandic): widower

Definitions

  1. widower

Ancestry of “ekkjumaður”, step by step

ekkjumaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ekkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicekkjawidow
2Old Norseekkjamaiden, lass; widow
3Proto-Germanicainakjǭwidow
4Proto-Germanicainagazonly; sole; singular; unique
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainagaz →