candle
→
icicle
3 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Basque | |
Lexeme 1 | kandela | |
Lexeme 2 | izotz-kandela | |
Meaning 1 | candle | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | icicle | |
Reference | OEH | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Icelandic | |
Lexeme 1 | kerti | |
Lexeme 2 | grýlukerti | |
Meaning 1 | candle | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | icicle | |
Reference | English Wiktionary | |
Comment | Likely from Grýla 'a folkloric ogress' + kerti. Probably derived from the fact that icicles look a lot like the stalactites found in caves and that since Grýla lives in a cave she would have used them as candles. |