Where does “vanöndun” come from?

vanöndun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic öndun, from Icelandic -un, from Icelandic -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

vanöndun (Icelandic): hypoventilation

Definitions

  1. hypoventilation

Ancestry of “vanöndun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöndunrespiration, breathing, breath; cellular...
2Icelandic-un"Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or...
3Icelandic-an
4Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nisEvery word from Icelandic -unEvery word from Old Norse -an