Where does “geimgeisli” come from?

geimgeisli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic geisli, from Old Norse geisli, from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz — staff, whip.

geimgeisli (Icelandic): cosmic ray

Definitions

  1. cosmic ray

Ancestry of “geimgeisli”, step by step

geimgeisli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic geisli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeislibeam, a ray; radius
2Old Norsegeisli—
3Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip

via Icelandic geimur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeimurspace, outer space; a large, empty space
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz →Every word from Old Norse geisli →Every word from Icelandic geisli →