Where does “starfslýsing” come from?

starfslýsing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lýsing, from Icelandic lýsa, from Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic liuhsijaną, from Proto-Germanic leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

starfslýsing (Icelandic): job description

Definitions

  1. job description

Ancestry of “starfslýsing”, step by step

starfslýsing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lýsing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclýsinglighting, illumination; description
2Icelandiclýsato give off light; glow, shine; to grow brighter;...
3Old Norselýsa
4Proto-Germanicliuhsijanąto light, to shine
5Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Icelandic starf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstarfwork, job
2Old Norsestarf
3Old Norsestarfato work, labour
4Proto-Germanic*starfąlabor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-