Where does “landbúnaður” come from?

landbúnaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic búnaður, from Old Norse búnaðr, from Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

landbúnaður (Icelandic): agriculture, farming

Definitions

  1. agriculture, farming

Ancestry of “landbúnaður”, step by step

landbúnaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic búnaður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúnaðurequipment, gear; husbandry, farming
2Old Norsebúnaðrhousehold, housekeeping; dress, equipment;...
3Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Icelandic land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Old Norse búa →