Where does “segulljós” come from?

segulljós (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic segull, from Icelandic segulsteinn, from Middle Low German segelstēn, from Middle Low German segel, from Proto-West Germanic *sigil, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

segulljós (Icelandic): aurora

Definitions

  1. aurora

Ancestry of “segulljós”, step by step

segulljós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic segull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsegullmagnet
2Icelandicsegulsteinn—
3Middle Low Germansegelstēn—
4Middle Low Germansegelsail
5Proto-West Germanic*sigilseal
6Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
7Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin sigillum →