Where does “skolplögn” come from?

skolplögn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic logn, from Old Norse logn, from Proto-Germanic lugnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

skolplögn (Icelandic): sewer pipe

Definitions

  1. sewer pipe

Ancestry of “skolplögn”, step by step

skolplögn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic logn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclogncalm
2Old Norselogncalm
3Proto-Germaniclugnijaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Icelandic skolp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskolp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lugnijaz →