Where does “hvítlauksgeiri” come from?

hvítlauksgeiri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hvítlaukur, from Icelandic laukur, from Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

hvítlauksgeiri (Icelandic): clove of garlic

Definitions

  1. clove of garlic

Ancestry of “hvítlauksgeiri”, step by step

hvítlauksgeiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hvítlaukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvítlaukurgarlic
2Icelandiclaukuronion, leek, garlic; a bulb; the best of...
3Old Norselaukrleek, garlic
4Proto-Norseᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉleek
5Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Icelandic geiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeirigore; sector, segment, section
2Old Norsegeirispear
3Proto-Germanicgaizôa wedge-shaped piece
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰays-pointed stick, spear; spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ →