Where does “teinóttur” come from?

teinóttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -óttur, from Old Norse -óttr, from Proto-Germanic -uhtaz.

teinóttur (Icelandic): pinstriped; having pinstripes

Definitions

  1. pinstriped; having pinstripes

Ancestry of “teinóttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-ótturset with a pattern or characterized by a certain...
2Old Norse-óttrsuffix used to create adjectives, meaning more or...
3Proto-Germanic-uhtaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -uhtaz →Every word from Old Norse -óttr →Every word from Icelandic -óttur →
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