Where does “flöskuskeyti” come from?

flöskuskeyti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flaska, from Old Norse flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flöskuskeyti (Icelandic): message in a bottle

Definitions

  1. message in a bottle

Ancestry of “flöskuskeyti”, step by step

flöskuskeyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic flaska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflaskabottle
2Old Norseflaskaflask, bottle
3Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Icelandic skeyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskeytishaft, missile, projectile; message; telegram
2Old Norseskeytishaft, missile
3Old Norseskjótato shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →