Where does “fara mannavillt” come from?

fara mannavillt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

fara mannavillt (Icelandic): to mistake someone for someone else

Definitions

  1. to mistake someone for someone else

Ancestry of “fara mannavillt”, step by step

fara mannavillt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Icelandic villtur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvillturwild, unruly, savage; lost; barbaric, savage
2Old Norsevilltr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →