Where does “menntun” come from?
menntun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mennta, 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- — he, she.
menntun (Icelandic): education
Definitions
- education
Ancestry of “menntun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mennta | to educate |
| 2 | Icelandic | mennt | skill, craft; education |
| 3 | Icelandic | -a | Used to form verbs from nouns; Used to form... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |