Where does “sléttsöngur” come from?

sléttsöngur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sléttur, from Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

sléttsöngur (Icelandic): plainchant, plainsong

Definitions

  1. plainchant, plainsong

Ancestry of “sléttsöngur”, step by step

sléttsöngur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sléttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicslétturlevel, flat; smooth; even, equal
2Old Norsesléttreven
3Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
4Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

via Icelandic söngur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsöngursong
2Old Norsesǫngrsong
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slihtaz →