Where does “elektrolyse” come from?

elektrolyse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lyse, from Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic liuhsijaną, from Proto-Germanic leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

elektrolyse (Norwegian Bokmål): electrolysis

Definitions

  1. electrolysis

Ancestry of “elektrolyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållysedefinite singular of lys; plural of lys; to light
2Old Norselýsa—
3Proto-Germanicliuhsijanąto light, to shine
4Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so- →
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