Where does “ljusslinga” come from?
ljusslinga (Swedish) comes from Swedish ljus, from Old Swedish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic leuhsą, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
ljusslinga (Swedish): a series of lights (often for decorative purposes, or for example leading to an emergency exit on a plane); a lightstrip, a light strand, a festoon, etc
Definitions
- a series of lights (often for decorative purposes, or for example leading to an emergency exit on a plane); a lightstrip, a light strand, a festoon, etc
Ancestry of “ljusslinga”, step by step
ljusslinga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ljus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ljus | of light or color: bright; of sound;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | liūs | light, bright |
| 3 | Old Norse | ljós | a burning light; light of the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsą | light |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so-m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Swedish slinga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slinga | a round, a track; a wreath, a coil, a strand |
| 2 | Old Norse | slyngva | to hurl; to sling |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slingwaną | to swing, sling; to wind, twist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |