Where does “vefmyndavél” come from?

vefmyndavél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic myndavél, from Icelandic vél, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vefmyndavél (Icelandic): webcam

Definitions

  1. webcam

Ancestry of “vefmyndavél”, step by step

vefmyndavél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic myndavél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyndavélcamera
2Icelandicvélmachine; motor, engine
3Old Norsevélartifice, craft
4Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Icelandic vefur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvefurweb; tissue
2Old Norsevefrweb
3Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
4Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →
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