Where does “eiturlyf” come from?

eiturlyf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lyf, from Old Norse lyf, from Proto-Germanic lubją, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

eiturlyf (Icelandic): a drug

Definitions

  1. a drug

Ancestry of “eiturlyf”, step by step

eiturlyf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lyf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclyfdrug, medicine
2Old Norselyf—
3Proto-Germaniclubjąwort, herb; poison; love potion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Icelandic eitur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceiturpoison
2Old Norseeitrpoison
3Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

Words derived from “eiturlyf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubją →