Where does “sýklalyf” come from?

sýklalyf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lyf, from Old Norse lyf, from Proto-Germanic lubją, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

sýklalyf (Icelandic): penicillin

Definitions

  1. penicillin

Ancestry of “sýklalyf”, step by step

sýklalyf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lyf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclyfdrug, medicine
2Old Norselyf—
3Proto-Germaniclubjąwort, herb; poison; love potion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Icelandic sýkill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýkillpathogen, germ
2Icelandic-ill—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubją →