Where does “sjálfsvörn” come from?
sjálfsvörn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sjálf, from Icelandic sjálfur, from Old Norse sjálfr, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
sjálfsvörn (Icelandic): self-defense
Definitions
- self-defense
Ancestry of “sjálfsvörn”, step by step
sjálfsvörn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sjálf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sjálf | self, ego |
| 2 | Icelandic | sjálfur | self |
| 3 | Old Norse | sjálfr | self |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Icelandic vörn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vörn | defense; protection |
| 2 | Old Norse | vǫrn | defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |