Where does “segulsvið” come from?
segulsvið (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.
segulsvið (Icelandic): magnetic field
Definitions
- magnetic field
Ancestry of “segulsvið”, step by step
segulsvið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic segull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | segull | magnet |
| 2 | Icelandic | segulsteinn | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | segelstēn | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | segel | sail |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sigil | seal |
| 6 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Icelandic svið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | svið | field, domain, subject |
| 2 | Icelandic | svíða | to singe, to scorch; to smart |
| 3 | Old Norse | svíða | to singe, burn, roast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swīþaną | to burn, singe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |