Where does “knattspyrna” come from?

knattspyrna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic knöttur, from Old Norse knǫttr, from Proto-Germanic knattuz.

knattspyrna (Icelandic): soccer, football

Definitions

  1. soccer, football

Ancestry of “knattspyrna”, step by step

knattspyrna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic knöttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicknötturball
2Old Norseknǫttrsphere, ball, orb
3Proto-Germanicknattuz—

via Icelandic spyrna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspyrnato kick; kick

Words derived from “knattspyrna”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knattuz →Every word from Old Norse knǫttr →Every word from Icelandic knöttur →