Where does “njósnari” come from?

njósnari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ari, from Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

njósnari (Icelandic): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “njósnari”, step by step

njósnari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Icelandic njósna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnjósnato spy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ari →