Where does “nábrók” come from?
nábrók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ná, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
nábrók (Icelandic): a pair of pants made from the skin of the lower...
Definitions
- a pair of pants made from the skin of the lower...
Ancestry of “nábrók”, step by step
nábrók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ná
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ná | to reach; to get, catch, apprehend; to reach,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Icelandic brók
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | brók | pants, trousers; underpants |
| 2 | Old Norse | brók | pant-leg; pants, breeches; but plural brœkr is... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brōks | rear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brāks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrāg- | rump, hock, hindquarters |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |