Where does “löggæslumyndavél” come from?

löggæslumyndavél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lög, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

löggæslumyndavél (Icelandic): speed camera

Definitions

  1. speed camera

Ancestry of “löggæslumyndavél”, step by step

löggæslumyndavél traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclöglaw or laws, statute; inflection of lag: ##...
2Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Icelandic vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvélmachine; motor, engine
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Icelandic mynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
2Old Norsemyndshape, form
3Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjanąEvery word from Old Norse leggja