Where does “hljómsveit” come from?

hljómsveit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hljómur, from Old Norse hljómr, from Proto-Germanic hleumaz — warm.

hljómsveit (Icelandic): band, orchestra

Definitions

  1. band, orchestra

Ancestry of “hljómsveit”, step by step

hljómsveit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hljómur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichljómursound; chord
2Old Norsehljómr—
3Proto-Germanichleumazwarm

via Icelandic sveit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsveitgroup, band, team; district, area; countryside,...
2Proto-Germanic*swajutącompany, host

Words derived from “hljómsveit”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hleumaz →Every word from Old Norse hljómr →Every word from Icelandic hljómur →