Where does “sóttvarnalæknir” come from?
sóttvarnalæknir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sóttvörn, from Icelandic vörn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
sóttvarnalæknir (Icelandic): epidemiologist, infectious disease specialist especially the chief epidemiologist of a government
Definitions
- epidemiologist, infectious disease specialist especially the chief epidemiologist of a government
Ancestry of “sóttvarnalæknir”, step by step
sóttvarnalæknir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sóttvörn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sóttvörn | infectious disease control |
| 2 | Icelandic | vörn | defense; protection |
| 3 | Old Norse | vǫrn | defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |