Where does “knattspyrna” come from?
knattspyrna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic knöttur, from Old Norse knǫttr, from Proto-Germanic knattuz.
knattspyrna (Icelandic): soccer, football
Ancestry of “knattspyrna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | knöttur | ball |
| 2 | Old Norse | knǫttr | sphere, ball, orb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knattuz | — |
Words derived from “knattspyrna”