Where does “álftalaukur” come from?

álftalaukur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic laukur, from Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

álftalaukur (Icelandic): spiny quillwort (Isoetes echinospora)

Definitions

  1. spiny quillwort (Isoetes echinospora)

Ancestry of “álftalaukur”, step by step

álftalaukur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic laukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaukuronion, leek, garlic; a bulb; the best of...
2Old Norselaukrleek, garlic
3Proto-Norseᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉleek
4Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Icelandic álft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicálftwhooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
2Old Norseálptswan
3Proto-Germanicalbitsswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elbʰ-white
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ →