Where does “vettlingur” come from?
vettlingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -lingur, from Old Norse -lingr, from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
vettlingur (Icelandic): a mitten
Definitions
- a mitten
Ancestry of “vettlingur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | -lingur | Forms diminutives of nouns |
| 2 | Old Norse | -lingr | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ilingaz | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |