Where does “trommuleikari” come from?

trommuleikari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leikari, from Old Norse leikari, from Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

trommuleikari (Icelandic): drummer

Definitions

  1. drummer

Ancestry of “trommuleikari”, step by step

trommuleikari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic leikari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleikariactor, actress; player
2Old Norseleikariplayer, jester
3Old Norseleikato play; plaything, doll; play-sister
4Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Icelandic tromma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictrommadrum
2Danishtrommea drum; to drum
3Middle Dutchtrommedrum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaną →Every word from Old Norse leika →