Where does “snjallsími” come from?

snjallsími (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic snjall, from Old Norse snjallr, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

snjallsími (Icelandic): smartphone

Definitions

  1. smartphone

Ancestry of “snjallsími”, step by step

snjallsími traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic snjall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsnjallmasterly, ingenious, brilliant
2Old Norsesnjallrwell-spoken, eloquent; good, excellent; valiant
3Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

via Icelandic sími

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsímitelephone; axon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snellaz →Every word from Old Norse snjallr →