Where does “skáldaleyfi” come from?

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

skáldaleyfi (Icelandic): poetic licence

Definitions

  1. poetic licence

Ancestry of “skáldaleyfi”, step by step

skáldaleyfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic leyfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleyfileave, permission, consent, authorisation;...
2Old Norseleyfipermission, leave
3Proto-Germaniclaubiją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Icelandic skáld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskálda poet
2Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubiją →