Where does “ljósmyndavél” come from?

ljósmyndavél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ljósmynd, 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.

ljósmyndavél (Icelandic): camera

Definitions

  1. camera

Ancestry of “ljósmyndavél”, step by step

ljósmyndavél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ljósmynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicljósmyndphotograph
2Icelandicljósa light; a lighting; light
3Old Norseljósa burning light; light of the sun
4Proto-Germanicleuhsąlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Icelandic vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvélmachine; motor, engine
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m →