Where does “himneskr” come from?

himneskr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

himneskr (Old Norse): heavenly

Definitions

  1. heavenly

Ancestry of “himneskr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-iskr—
2Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Old Norse -iskr →