Where does “veiðimaður” come from?

veiðimaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

veiðimaður (Icelandic): hunter

Definitions

  1. hunter

Ancestry of “veiðimaður”, step by step

veiðimaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Icelandic veiða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicveiðato hunt; to fish
2Old Norseveiðato catch, hunt
3Proto-Germanicwaiþijanąto hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →