Where does “námsbraut” come from?

námsbraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nám, from Icelandic nema, from Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

námsbraut (Icelandic): course

Definitions

  1. course

Ancestry of “námsbraut”, step by step

námsbraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnámstudies, studying; removal
2Icelandicnemato take, capture; to mine; to amount to
3Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via Icelandic braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrautpath, course, way; first/third-person singular...
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Norse nema →