Where does “sótthreinsa” come from?
sótthreinsa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hreinsa, from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic hrainisōną, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
sótthreinsa (Icelandic): to sterilise, to disinfect
Definitions
- to sterilise, to disinfect
Ancestry of “sótthreinsa”, step by step
sótthreinsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hreinsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hreinsa | to clean, to cleanse; to refine, to purify |
| 2 | Old Norse | hreinsa | to make clean, cleanse; to purge, clear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrainisōną | to clean, cleanse, purify |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrainiz | clean, not dirty; pure; innocent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | króy-n-is | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via Icelandic sótt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sótt | illness, sickness; supine of sækja |
| 2 | Old Norse | sótt | sickness, illness, disease; second-person plural... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |