Where does “jötunuxi” come from?

jötunuxi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

jötunuxi (Icelandic): hairy rove beetle, Creophilus maxillosus

Definitions

  1. hairy rove beetle, Creophilus maxillosus

Ancestry of “jötunuxi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseoxiox
2Proto-Germanicuhsôox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →