Where does “kvikmyndaver” come from?

kvikmyndaver (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vér, from Icelandic vör, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kvikmyndaver (Icelandic): film studio (movie production facility)

Definitions

  1. film studio (movie production facility)

Ancestry of “kvikmyndaver”, step by step

kvikmyndaver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicvérFirst person plural pronoun; we; A formal term of...
2Icelandicvörlip
3Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
4Proto-Germanicweruzlip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Icelandic kvikmynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickvikmyndmovie, motion picture
2Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
3Old Norsemyndshape, form
4Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →