Where does “ljósfælinn” come from?

ljósfælinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ljós, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic leuhsą, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

ljósfælinn (Icelandic): photosensitive, sensitive to light

Definitions

  1. photosensitive, sensitive to light

Ancestry of “ljósfælinn”, step by step

ljósfælinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ljós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicljósa light; a lighting; light
2Old Norseljósa burning light; light of the sun
3Proto-Germanicleuhsąlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Icelandic fælinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfælinnshy
2Icelandic-innmarks definiteness of a noun; the
3Icelandichinnother, the other, the other one, the next; that;...
4Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
5Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
6Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m →