Where does “spámaður” come from?

spámaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

spámaður (Icelandic): prophet; a prophet, soothsayer, fortune teller

Definitions

  1. prophet; a prophet, soothsayer, fortune teller

Ancestry of “spámaður”, step by step

spámaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Icelandic spá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspáa prophecy; a prognosis; a weather forecast
2Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
3Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →
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