Where does “stríðsæsingamaður” come from?
stríðsæsingamaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic æsing, from Icelandic æsa, from Old Norse ǿsa, from Proto-Germanic jōsijaną, from Proto-Germanic jōsiz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.
stríðsæsingamaður (Icelandic): warmonger
Definitions
- warmonger
Ancestry of “stríðsæsingamaður”, step by step
stríðsæsingamaður traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic æsing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | æsing | incitement, agitation; excitement |
| 2 | Icelandic | æsa | to excite, to stir up, rile; indefinite genitive... |
| 3 | Old Norse | ǿsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jōsijaną | to stir up, excite |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jōsiz | tumultuous |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yes- | to foam; to boil |