Where does “friðlýsa” come from?
friðlýsa (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.
friðlýsa (Icelandic): to declare a prohibition on hunting, harming or...
Definitions
- to declare a prohibition on hunting, harming or...
Ancestry of “friðlýsa”, step by step
friðlýsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lýsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lýsa | to give off light; glow, shine; to grow brighter;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lýsa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | liuhsijaną | to light, to shine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsaz | light, bright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |