Where does “glæpamaður” come from?

glæpamaður (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,...

glæpamaður (Icelandic): criminal

Definitions

  1. criminal

Ancestry of “glæpamaður”, step by step

glæpamaður 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 glæpur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicglæpurcrime
2Old Norseglœpr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →
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