Where does “reyður flugusoppur” come from?

reyður flugusoppur (Faroese) comes from Faroese flugusoppur, from Faroese fluga, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

reyður flugusoppur (Faroese): fly agaric, fly amanita, the poisonous mushroom...

Definitions

  1. fly agaric, fly amanita, the poisonous mushroom...

Ancestry of “reyður flugusoppur”, step by step

reyður flugusoppur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese flugusoppur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseflugusoppuramanita
2Faroeseflugafly
3Old Norseflugafly
4Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Faroese reyður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesereyðurred
2Old Norserauðrred
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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