Where does “prjóna” come from?

prjóna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic prjónn, from Old Norse prjónn, from Proto-Germanic preunaz, from Proto-Indo-European brewn- — protrusion, tip, edge.

prjóna (Icelandic): to knit; to rear up, to rear, to prance

Definitions

  1. to knit; to rear up, to rear, to prance

Ancestry of “prjóna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicprjónna knitting needle, a knitting pin; a chopstick
2Old Norseprjónn—
3Proto-Germanicpreunazknitting needle; pin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbrewn-protrusion, tip, edge

Words derived from “prjóna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European brewn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic preunaz →Every word from Old Norse prjónn →