Where does “ге́йзер” come from?
ге́йзер (Russian) comes from German Geiser, from English geyser, from Icelandic Geysir, from Icelandic geysa, from Old Norse geysa, from Proto-Germanic gausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
ге́йзер (Russian): geyser (boiling spring)
Definitions
- geyser (boiling spring)
Ancestry of “ге́йзер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geiser | Alternative form of Geysir |
| 2 | English | geyser | A boiling natural spring which throws forth at... |
| 3 | Icelandic | Geysir | Gusher |
| 4 | Icelandic | geysa | to gush; to rush |
| 5 | Old Norse | geysa | to gush |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gausijaną | to make erupt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |