Where does “lögreglubíll” come from?
lögreglubíll (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bíll, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
lögreglubíll (Icelandic): police car
Definitions
- police car
Ancestry of “lögreglubíll”, step by step
lögreglubíll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic bíll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bíll | car |
| 2 | Danish | bil | car, automobile |
| 3 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 4 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 5 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Icelandic lögregla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lögregla | police; policeman |
| 2 | Icelandic | lög | law or laws, statute; inflection of lag: ##... |
| 3 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 4 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 5 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |