Where does “heimakennsla” come from?
heimakennsla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kennsla, from Icelandic kenna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
heimakennsla (Icelandic): homeschooling
Definitions
- homeschooling
Ancestry of “heimakennsla”, step by step
heimakennsla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kennsla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kennsla | the act or profession of teaching; instruction |
| 2 | Icelandic | kenna | to teach, to tutor; to instruct; to ascribe |
| 3 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Icelandic heima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heima | home, at home; inflection of heimur: ##... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heima | at home |
| 3 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |