Where does “mótefni” come from?

mótefni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic efni, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

mótefni (Icelandic): antibody

Definitions

  1. antibody

Ancestry of “mótefni”, step by step

mótefni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic efni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicefnifabric; material; subject, matter
2Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Icelandic mót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmótmeeting, gathering, assembly; tournament, meet;...
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →