Where does “kynlífsleikfang” come from?

kynlífsleikfang (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kynlíf, from Icelandic líf, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

kynlífsleikfang (Icelandic): sex toy

Definitions

  1. sex toy

Ancestry of “kynlífsleikfang”, step by step

kynlífsleikfang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kynlíf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickynlífsex
2Icelandiclíflife; an individual’s way of living or experience...
3Old Norselíflife
4Proto-Germaniclībąbody; life
5Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Icelandic leikfang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleikfangtoy, plaything; wrestling
2Old Norseleikfangwrestling; a plaything
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp-Every word from Proto-Germanic lībaną