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Where does “geisladiskur” come from?

geisladiskur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic diskur, from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.

geisladiskur (Icelandic): optical disc, especially a compact disc

Definitions

  1. optical disc, especially a compact disc

Ancestry of “geisladiskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdiskurdish, plate; disc; a disk, disc
2Old Norsediskrplate
3Old Englishdisċplate; bowl; dish
4Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
5Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
6Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
7Proto-Italicdikskō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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