Where does “vefsíða” come from?
vefsíða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic síða, from Old Norse síða, from Proto-Germanic sīdǭ, from Proto-Germanic sīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
vefsíða (Icelandic): web page; website
Definitions
- web page; website
Ancestry of “vefsíða”, step by step
vefsíða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic síða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | síða | side; page; webpage |
| 2 | Old Norse | síða | side |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sīdǭ | side |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |