Where does “lingonberry” come from?

lingonberry (English) comes from Swedish lingon, from Swedish ljung, from Old Norse lyngr, from Proto-Norse lingwa-, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lingonberry (English): A berry-bearing shrub, "Vaccinium vitis-idaea",...

Definitions

  1. A berry-bearing shrub, "Vaccinium vitis-idaea",...

Ancestry of “lingonberry”, step by step

lingonberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lingon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlingoncowberry; lingonberry
2Swedishljungheather, ling
3Old Norselyngrheather
4Proto-Norselingwa-heather
5Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via English Berry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBerryA place name
2Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
3Old Englishberġeberry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic lingwą →