Where does “geitsleip” come from?

geitsleip (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk geit, from Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.

geitsleip (Norwegian Nynorsk): black slug

Definitions

  1. black slug

Ancestry of “geitsleip”, step by step

geitsleip traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk geit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgeita goat
2Old Norsegeita she-goat
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk [[sleipe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk[[sleipe—

via Norwegian Nynorsk sleip(e)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksleip(e)]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaits →Every word from Old Norse geit →