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Where does “stefnandi” come from?

stefnandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -andi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

stefnandi (Icelandic): plaintiff

Definitions

  1. plaintiff

Ancestry of “stefnandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-andiUsed to form present participles of verbs
2Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Germanic-andz—
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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