Where does “álykta” come from?
álykta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lykt, from Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Old Saxon luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
álykta (Icelandic): to conclude, to infer
Definitions
- to conclude, to infer
Ancestry of “álykta”, step by step
álykta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lykt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lykt | smell, odour |
| 2 | Old Norse | lukt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 4 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Icelandic á
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | á | The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | líkur | alike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |