Where does “steinbrjótur” come from?
steinbrjótur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic steinn, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
steinbrjótur (Icelandic): saxifrage
Definitions
- saxifrage
Ancestry of “steinbrjótur”, step by step
steinbrjótur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic steinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | steinn | stone, rock; stone, pit, pip; a calculus, a stone |
| 2 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Latin saxifragus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | saxifragus | stone-crushing, stone-breaking |
| 2 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |