Where does “neitunarháttur” come from?

neitunarháttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic háttur, from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

neitunarháttur (Icelandic): "modus tollens"

Definitions

  1. "modus tollens"

Ancestry of “neitunarháttur”, step by step

neitunarháttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic háttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichátturhabit, wont, custom; a kind, a type; way, manner
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Icelandic neitun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicneituna refusal; a repudiation; a denial
2Icelandicneitato deny; to decline, refuse
3Old Norseneita—
4Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
5Proto-Germanicnenot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →