Where does “tundurskeyti” come from?

tundurskeyti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skeyti, from Old Norse skeyti, from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

tundurskeyti (Icelandic): torpedo

Definitions

  1. torpedo

Ancestry of “tundurskeyti”, step by step

tundurskeyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skeyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskeytishaft, missile, projectile; message; telegram
2Old Norseskeytishaft, missile
3Old Norseskjótato shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Icelandic tundur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictundurexplosive substance
2Old Norsetundr—
3Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →