Where does “rafmagnsgítar” come from?

rafmagnsgítar (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rafmagn, from Icelandic raf, from Icelandic ráfa, from Old Norse ráfa, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

rafmagnsgítar (Icelandic): electric guitar

Definitions

  1. electric guitar

Ancestry of “rafmagnsgítar”, step by step

rafmagnsgítar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic rafmagn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrafmagnelectricity
2Icelandicrafamber
3Icelandicráfato wander, to ramble, to roam; wimp, wuss
4Old Norseráfawaver, go with staggering gait; to rove; stray...
5Proto-Germanicwabōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Icelandic gítar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgítarguitar
2Ancient Greekκῐθᾰ́ρᾱlyre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabōną →Every word from Old Norse ráfa →