Where does “topplykill” come from?
topplykill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lykill, from Old Norse lykill, from Old Norse lúka, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
Ancestry of “topplykill”, step by step
topplykill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lykill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lykill | a key; a clef; a key; one of several small,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lykill | key |
| 3 | Old Norse | lúka | to shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |