Where does “körfuknattleikur” come from?
körfuknattleikur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic knattleikur, from Icelandic leikur, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
körfuknattleikur (Icelandic): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “körfuknattleikur”, step by step
körfuknattleikur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic knattleikur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | knattleikur | ball game |
| 2 | Icelandic | leikur | playing, play; a game; a match, a game |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |