Where does “safnheiti” come from?

safnheiti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heiti, from Old Norse heiti, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

safnheiti (Icelandic): collective noun

Definitions

  1. collective noun

Ancestry of “safnheiti”, step by step

safnheiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic heiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheitia name; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Norseheitiname, denomination
3Old Norseheitato be called, to be named; to promise
4Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Icelandic safn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsafna museum; a collection; a flock of sheep
2Icelandicsafnato gather, collect
3Old Norsesafna—
4Proto-Germanic*samnōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaną →Every word from Old Norse heita →