Where does “funa” come from?
funa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic funi, from Old Norse fúrr, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
funa (Icelandic): to blaze, to glow
Ancestry of “funa”, step by step
funa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic funi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | funi | fire; a hot-tempered man |
| 2 | Old Norse | fúrr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
via Old Norse fúna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fúna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fun- | Stem meaning moisture, mould, mildew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |