Where does “spurnarfornafn” come from?
spurnarfornafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fornafn, from Latin prōnōmen, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
spurnarfornafn (Icelandic): interrogative pronoun
Definitions
- interrogative pronoun
Ancestry of “spurnarfornafn”, step by step
spurnarfornafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fornafn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fornafn | pronoun; first name, given name |
| 2 | Latin | prōnōmen | pronoun |
| 3 | Latin | nōmen | name |
| 4 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via Icelandic spurn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | spurn | Used in set phrases |