Where does “ökuleyfi” come from?

ökuleyfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ökuleyfi (Icelandic): driver's license, driving licence

Definitions

  1. driver's license, driving licence

Ancestry of “ökuleyfi”, step by step

ökuleyfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicakato drive; to move slightly, to budge
2Old NorseakaTo drive
3Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Icelandic leyfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleyfileave, permission, consent, authorisation;...
2Old Norseleyfipermission, leave
3Proto-Germaniclaubiją
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic akaną