Where does “vandræðagemsi” come from?

vandræðagemsi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gemsi, from Icelandic GSM — Global System for Mobile communications.

vandræðagemsi (Icelandic): troublemaker

Definitions

  1. troublemaker

Ancestry of “vandræðagemsi”, step by step

vandræðagemsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gemsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgemsicell, mobile phone
2IcelandicGSMGlobal System for Mobile communications

via Icelandic vandræði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvandræðidifficulty, trouble
Every word from Icelandic GSM →Every word from Icelandic gemsi →