Where does “sundgleraugu” come from?
sundgleraugu (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gleraugu, from Icelandic gler, from Old Norse gler, from Proto-Germanic glazą, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
sundgleraugu (Icelandic): swimming goggles
Definitions
- swimming goggles
Ancestry of “sundgleraugu”, step by step
sundgleraugu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic gleraugu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gleraugu | glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles |
| 2 | Icelandic | gler | glass; a glass bottle; pane of glass |
| 3 | Old Norse | gler | glass; looking-glass |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glazą | Alternative form of *glasą; glass, amber |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Icelandic sund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sund | swimming, the act of swimming; channel, strait,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |