From Proto-Germanic *warjaz (“guardian”). *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ) m defender, guardian; ward ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ, “stone-guardian”) Old Norse: Steinarr...
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *ferrai (“distant”). Unstressed Proto-Germanic *-ai regularly develops into Proto-Norse -ē. *ᚠᛖᚱᛖ (*fere /ferrē/) far away...
From Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsom. *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa) n animal Old West Norse: dýr, djór Icelandic: dýr Faroese: dýr, djór Norwegian...
from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”). *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*Hlēwaʀ) (m) A giant A personification of the sea in Norse mythology Old Norse: Hlér...
From Proto-Germanic *naudiz. *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ) f need ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (Naudigastiz) Old Norse: nauð, nauðr, neyð Icelandic: nauð, neyð Faroese: neyð Norwegian...
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada) From Proto-Germanic *landą. *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada /landa/) n land ᛚᚨᛞᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ m...
compound. Although ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨ should be the nominative singular form, the Old Norse descendant is only used in the plural. Thus, it is possible that this was...
(*wulfaʀ) m wolf The reconstruction *wulfaʀ is in classic 3rd–5th century Proto-Norse. However, all attestations of this word are in proper names on the late...
/mānā/) From Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s. IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnoː/ *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano /*mānō/) m the moon Old Norse: máni Icelandic:...
From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ) m thief ᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (mariþeubaʀ, “Sea/glory-thief”) (male given name) Old West Norse: þjófr Icelandic: þjófur...