Where does “skapvondur” come from?
skapvondur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skáp, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
skapvondur (Icelandic): bad-tempered, grumpy
Definitions
- bad-tempered, grumpy
Ancestry of “skapvondur”, step by step
skapvondur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skáp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skáp | indefinite accusative singular of skápur;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Icelandic vöndur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vöndur | rod, birch, wand |
| 2 | Old Norse | vǫndr | wand, switch, twig; stripe; wicker, wattle |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vinde | to wind; inflection of vind: ## definite... |
| 4 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |