Where does “leikritaskáld” come from?
leikritaskáld (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leikrit, from Icelandic leikur, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
leikritaskáld (Icelandic): playwright
Ancestry of “leikritaskáld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | leikrit | a play, drama |
| 2 | Icelandic | leikur | playing, play; a game; a match, a game |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |