Where does “geimgeislun” come from?
geimgeislun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic geislun, from Icelandic geisla, from Icelandic -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
geimgeislun (Icelandic): cosmic ray, cosmic radiation
Definitions
- cosmic ray, cosmic radiation
Ancestry of “geimgeislun”, step by step
geimgeislun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic geislun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | geislun | radiation |
| 2 | Icelandic | geisla | to beam, to shine; to radiate; to irradiate |
| 3 | Icelandic | -a | Used to form verbs from nouns; Used to form... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic geimur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | geimur | space, outer space; a large, empty space |