Where does “varnarmaður” come from?
varnarmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vörn, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
varnarmaður (Icelandic): defender, defenceman
Definitions
- defender, defenceman
Ancestry of “varnarmaður”, step by step
varnarmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic vörn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vörn | defense; protection |
| 2 | Old Norse | vǫrn | defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |