Where does “vinstrimaður” come from?

vinstrimaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vinstri, from Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vinstrimaður (Icelandic): left-winger, leftist

Definitions

  1. left-winger, leftist

Ancestry of “vinstrimaður”, step by step

vinstrimaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vinstri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvinstrileft
2Old Norsevinstri—
3Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →