Where does “lestarslys” come from?

lestarslys (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lest, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lestarslys (Icelandic): a train crash

Definitions

  1. a train crash

Ancestry of “lestarslys”, step by step

lestarslys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclesttrain, file, row, line; railway train; cargo hold
2Middle Low Germanlast—
3Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
4Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Icelandic slys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicslysaccident
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →
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