Where does “leikbrúða” come from?

leikbrúða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leika, from Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

leikbrúða (Icelandic): puppet

Definitions

  1. puppet

Ancestry of “leikbrúða”, step by step

leikbrúða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic leika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleikato play
2Old Norseleikato play; plaything, doll; play-sister
3Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Icelandic brúða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrúðadoll; puppet; indefinite genitive plural of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaną →Every word from Old Norse leika →