Where does “lysmask” come from?
lysmask (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.
lysmask (Swedish): any firefly of the subfamily Lampyrinae, especially the common glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) and lesser glow-worm (Phosphaenus hemipterus), which are the only species of firefly native to Sweden
Definitions
- any firefly of the subfamily Lampyrinae, especially the common glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) and lesser glow-worm (Phosphaenus hemipterus), which are the only species of firefly native to Sweden
Ancestry of “lysmask”, step by step
lysmask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lysa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lysa | to shine, shed light, beam; to call out and make... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lysa | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lýsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | liuhsijaną | to light, to shine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsaz | light, bright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Swedish mäsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mäsk | mash, feed for animals |
| 2 | French | masqué | masked; past participle of masquer |
| 3 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 4 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |