Where does “vaxlitur” come from?
vaxlitur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic litur, from Old Norse Litr, from Proto-Germanic wlitiz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
vaxlitur (Icelandic): wax crayon
Ancestry of “vaxlitur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | litur | colour; a dye or paint to colour with; a marker,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | Litr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wlitiz | sight, appearance; countenance, face; look,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |