Where does “vinnumaður” come from?

vinnumaður (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,...

vinnumaður (Icelandic): farmhand

Definitions

  1. farmhand

Ancestry of “vinnumaður”, step by step

vinnumaður 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 vinna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvinnaa job, an occupation, an employment; work,...
2Old Norsevinnato accomplish
3Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →