Where does “starfsmaður” come from?

starfsmaður (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,...

starfsmaður (Icelandic): employee, worker; workman

Definitions

  1. employee, worker; workman

Ancestry of “starfsmaður”, step by step

starfsmaður 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 starf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstarfwork, job
2Old Norsestarf—
3Old Norsestarfato work, labour
4Proto-Germanic*starfąlabor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →