Where does “harpeleik” come from?
harpeleik (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -leik, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
harpeleik (Norwegian Bokmål): a zither
Definitions
- a zither
Ancestry of “harpeleik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -leik | used to create nouns from adjectives |
| 2 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 4 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |