Where does “tónlistarmyndband” come from?

tónlistarmyndband (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tónlist, from Icelandic tónn, from Middle Low German ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tónlistarmyndband (Icelandic): music video

Definitions

  1. music video

Ancestry of “tónlistarmyndband”, step by step

tónlistarmyndband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tónlist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictónlistmusic
2Icelandictónntone
3Middle Low Germanton
4LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
5Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
6Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
7Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Icelandic myndband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyndbandvideotape, videocassette; video
2Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
3Old Norsemyndshape, form
4Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tónos