Where does “erfidrykkja” come from?
erfidrykkja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic drykkja, from Icelandic -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
erfidrykkja (Icelandic): funeral feast reception held in memory of the deceased after the funeral service
Definitions
- funeral feast reception held in memory of the deceased after the funeral service
Ancestry of “erfidrykkja”, step by step
erfidrykkja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic drykkja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | drykkja | drinking; to give someone a drink, to refresh... |
| 2 | Icelandic | -a | Used to form verbs from nouns; Used to form... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic erfi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | erfi | — |