Where does “kveikikerti” come from?
kveikikerti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kerti, from Old Norse kerti, from Middle Low German kerte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kveikikerti (Icelandic): spark plug
Definitions
- spark plug
Ancestry of “kveikikerti”, step by step
kveikikerti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kerti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kerti | candle; spark plug; candela |
| 2 | Old Norse | kerti | wax candle, taper |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kerte | — |
| 4 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 5 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 6 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 7 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 8 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Icelandic kveikja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kveikja | to light, start (a fire), turn on (a light); also used of electric appliances and lamps with the preposition á |