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
- optical disc, especially a compact disc
Ancestry of “geisladiskur”, step by step
geisladiskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic diskur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | diskur | dish, plate; disc; a disk, disc |
| 2 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 3 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |