Where does “gelgjuskeið” come from?
gelgjuskeið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skeið, from Old Norse skeið, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
gelgjuskeið (Icelandic): puberty
Definitions
- puberty
Ancestry of “gelgjuskeið”, step by step
gelgjuskeið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skeið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skeið | a spoon; a spoonful, a spoon; a scabbard |
| 2 | Old Norse | skeið | ship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Icelandic gelgja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gelgja | someone displaying behavioral changes related to puberty such as mood swings and irritability, often in particular used to describe girls |