Where does “flutningsmaður” come from?

flutningsmaður (Icelandic) comes from Faroese flutningur, from Faroese flyta, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flutningsmaður (Icelandic): proponent of a legislative proposal in parliament

Definitions

  1. proponent of a legislative proposal in parliament

Ancestry of “flutningsmaður”, step by step

flutningsmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese flutningur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseflutningurtransport
2Faroeseflytato move
3Old Norseflytjato move
4Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutjaną →