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Where does “auglýsa” come from?

auglýsa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lýsa, from Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic liuhsijaną, from Proto-Germanic leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

auglýsa (Icelandic): to advertise

Definitions

  1. to advertise

Ancestry of “auglýsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclýsato give off light; glow, shine; to grow brighter;...
2Old Norselýsa—
3Proto-Germanicliuhsijaną—
4Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “auglýsa”

  • auglýsing
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