Where does “menntastofnun” come from?
menntastofnun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mennt, from Icelandic -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
menntastofnun (Icelandic): institution of learning
Definitions
- institution of learning
Ancestry of “menntastofnun”, step by step
menntastofnun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic mennt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mennt | skill, craft; education |
| 2 | Icelandic | -a | Used to form verbs from nouns; Used to form... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic stofnun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stofnun | establishment, founding, setting up; institution,... |
| 2 | Icelandic | -un | "Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or... |
| 3 | Icelandic | -an | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |