andi
Icelandic
/ˈantɪ/
noun
Definitions
- breath
- ethos
- spirit
- genie
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse andi (spirit, breath, wind, soul) inherited from Proto-Germanic *anadô (breath, zeal, spirit, anger).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*anadô
Gloss
breath, zeal, spirit, anger
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
霊
Emoji
🫁
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- onde English
- onding English
- *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *anadô Proto-Germanic
- ande Norwegian Nynorsk
- onda Old English
- onde Middle English
- andi Old Norse
- ǫnd Old Norse
- andaglas Icelandic
- glas Icelandic
- líf Icelandic
- lífsandi Icelandic
- anto Old High German
- andi Faroese
- ando Old Dutch
- ande Old Swedish