Where does “ennþá” come from?
ennþá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þá, from Old Norse þá, from Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
ennþá (Icelandic): still
Definitions
- still
Ancestry of “ennþá”, step by step
ennþá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þá | then, the past |
| 2 | Old Norse | þá | then, at that time; that; those |
| 3 | Germanic | *þan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Icelandic enn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | enn | The name of the Latin-script letter N; still; yet |
| 2 | Old Norse | enn | yet, still |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |