Where does “ljóðskáld” come from?
ljóðskáld (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ljóð, from Old Norse ljóð, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
ljóðskáld (Icelandic): poet
Ancestry of “ljóðskáld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | ljóð | a poem |
| 2 | Old Norse | ljóð | song , poem |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | leuþą | song, lay, song of praise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |