Where does “munkur” come from?

munkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

munkur (Icelandic): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “munkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemunkrmonk
2Old Englishmunucmonk
3Latinmonachusmonk
4Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
5Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “munkur”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →