Where does “fóstureyðing” come from?
fóstureyðing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eyðing, from Icelandic eyða, from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic auþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
fóstureyðing (Icelandic): abortion
Definitions
- abortion
Ancestry of “fóstureyðing”, step by step
fóstureyðing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic eyðing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | eyðing | destruction, carnage |
| 2 | Icelandic | eyða | to destroy, bring to nothing; to spend, waste; a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | eyða | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | auþijaną | to make empty; to desolate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Faroese fostur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | fostur | fosterage, breeding, upbringing; embryo |