Where does “sáttasemjari” come from?
sáttasemjari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic semja, from Old Norse semja, from Proto-Germanic samjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
sáttasemjari (Icelandic): mediator, negotiator, arbiter
Definitions
- mediator, negotiator, arbiter
Ancestry of “sáttasemjari”, step by step
sáttasemjari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic semja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | semja | to negotiate; to write, to compose; to get along |
| 2 | Old Norse | semja | to shape, compose, arrange; to agree on, settle;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samjaną | to make the same |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic sátt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sátt | reconciliation, agreement |