Where does “tilbúinn” come from?
tilbúinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
tilbúinn (Icelandic): ready
Definitions
- ready
Ancestry of “tilbúinn”, step by step
tilbúinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic til
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | til | to, towards |
| 2 | Old Norse | til | to, towards |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Icelandic búinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | búinn | completed, finished, over; depleted, finished;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | búa | to reside, to live; to run a farm or home; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | búa | to reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |