Where does “lysdiod” come from?

lysdiod (Swedish) comes from Swedish lysa, from Old Swedish lysa, 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.

lysdiod (Swedish): a light-emitting diode

Definitions

  1. a light-emitting diode

Ancestry of “lysdiod”, step by step

lysdiod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lysa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlysato shine, shed light, beam; to call out and make...
2Old Swedishlysa—
3Old Norselýsa—
4Proto-Germanicliuhsijanąto light, to shine
5Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Swedish diod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdioda diode
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so- →