Where does “shetlandsponni” come from?
shetlandsponni (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Shetland, from English shetland, from Scots Shetland, from Middle Low German Ȝetland, from Old Norse Hjaltland, from Old Norse hjalt, from Proto-Germanic heltą, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
shetlandsponni (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Shetland pony
Definitions
- a Shetland pony
Ancestry of “shetlandsponni”, step by step
shetlandsponni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk Shetland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Shetland | — |
| 2 | English | shetland | Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric |
| 3 | Scots | Shetland | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | Ȝetland | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Hjaltland | Shetland |
| 6 | Old Norse | hjalt | hilt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | heltą | handle; hilt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Norwegian Nynorsk ponni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ponni | a pony |
| 2 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 3 | Scots | powny | pony |
| 4 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 5 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 6 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |