Where does “símasamband” come from?

símasamband (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic samband, from Old Norse samband.

símasamband (Icelandic): telephone connection

Definitions

  1. telephone connection

Ancestry of “símasamband”, step by step

símasamband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic samband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsambandconnection, relation, rapport; relationship;...
2Old Norsesamband—

via Icelandic sími

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsímitelephone; axon
Every word from Old Norse samband →Every word from Icelandic samband →