Where does “náttúruvá” come from?
náttúruvá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vá, from English wow, from Scots wow, from Scots wave, from Middle English waven, from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
náttúruvá (Icelandic): natural hazard e.g. volcanism, avalanches
Definitions
- natural hazard e.g. volcanism, avalanches
Ancestry of “náttúruvá”, step by step
náttúruvá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic vá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vá | danger; wow! |
| 2 | English | wow | An indication of excitement, surprise,... |
| 3 | Scots | wow | wow (an exclamation of astonishment or amazement) |
| 4 | Scots | wave | to wave, to move back and forth |
| 5 | Middle English | waven | To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To... |
| 6 | Old English | wafian | to wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wabōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via Icelandic náttúra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | náttúra | nature |
| 2 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 3 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 4 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |