Where does “fáviti” come from?
fáviti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vita, from Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
fáviti (Icelandic): idiot, imbecile, nincompoop
Definitions
- idiot, imbecile, nincompoop
Ancestry of “fáviti”, step by step
fáviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic vita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vita | to know; to see, check; inflection of viti: ##... |
| 2 | Old Norse | víta | to know |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Icelandic fár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fár | few; in low spirits, unenthusiastic, impassive;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |