Where does “töframaður” come from?

töframaður (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,...

töframaður (Icelandic): a wizard, enchanter, magician

Definitions

  1. a wizard, enchanter, magician

Ancestry of “töframaður”, step by step

töframaður 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 töfrar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictöfrarmagic, spell, enchantment
2Old Norsetaufrsorcery, charms
3Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →