Where does “póstur” come from?

póstur (Icelandic) comes from Danish post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.

póstur (Icelandic): post, mail; postal service; postman

Definitions

  1. post, mail; postal service; postman

Ancestry of “póstur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpostpost; post, mail; postman
2Middle Low Germanpost—
3Middle Frenchposte—
4Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
5Italianpostoplace, spot
6Latinpositusplaced; ordained
7Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
8Proto-Italicpoznō—
9Proto-Italicpozinō—
10Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “póstur”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →