Where does “hljómlist” come from?

hljómlist (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic list, from Old Norse list, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

hljómlist (Icelandic): music

Definitions

  1. music

Ancestry of “hljómlist”, step by step

hljómlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclistart
2Old Norselist—
3Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

via Icelandic hljómur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichljómursound; chord
2Old Norsehljómr—
3Proto-Germanichleumazwarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Old Norse list →