Where does “fangavörður” come from?
fangavörður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fangi, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
fangavörður (Icelandic): prison guard, jailer
Definitions
- prison guard, jailer
Ancestry of “fangavörður”, step by step
fangavörður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fangi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fangi | prisoner |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 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 |