Where does “lesandabréf” come from?
lesandabréf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lesandi, from Icelandic -andi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.
lesandabréf (Icelandic): letter to the editor
Definitions
- letter to the editor
Ancestry of “lesandabréf”, step by step
lesandabréf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lesandi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lesandi | reader |
| 2 | Icelandic | -andi | Used to form present participles of verbs |
| 3 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 6 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 9 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 10 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Icelandic bréf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bréf | a letter; an epistle; a document |
| 2 | Old Norse | bréf | — |
| 3 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |