Where does “lýsing” come from?

lýsing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lýsa, from Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic liuhsijaną, from Proto-Germanic leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lýsing (Icelandic): lighting, illumination; description

Definitions

  1. lighting, illumination; description

Ancestry of “lýsing”, step by step

lýsing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lýsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclýsato give off light; glow, shine; to grow brighter;...
2Old Norselýsa—
3Proto-Germanicliuhsijanąto light, to shine
4Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Icelandic ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicing—

Words derived from “lýsing”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so- →