Where does “loftsteinn” come from?
loftsteinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic steinn, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
loftsteinn (Icelandic): meteorite
Definitions
- meteorite
Ancestry of “loftsteinn”, step by step
loftsteinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic steinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | steinn | stone, rock; stone, pit, pip; a calculus, a stone |
| 2 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Icelandic loft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | loft | air; sky; loft, attic |
| 2 | Old Norse | lopt | attic; air, heaven |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |