Where does “landselur” come from?
landselur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
landselur (Icelandic): harbor seal
Ancestry of “landselur”, step by step
landselur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | land | land, earth, ground; country; countryside,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Icelandic selur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | selur | a seal |
| 2 | Old Norse | selr | seal; second-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | selhaz | seal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |