Where does “broddkrækill” come from?

broddkrækill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic broddur, from Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic bruzdaz, from Proto-Germanic brazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

broddkrækill (Icelandic): heath pearlwort (Sagina alexandrae, syn. Sagina subulata)

Definitions

  1. heath pearlwort (Sagina alexandrae, syn. Sagina subulata)

Ancestry of “broddkrækill”, step by step

broddkrækill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic broddur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbroddurpoint, spike; spike, sting; colostrum
2Old Norsebroddrspike; a kind of shaft; sting
3Proto-Germanicbruzdazpoint, spike, thorn
4Proto-Germanicbrazdazedge, brim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrostos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Icelandic krækill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrækillhook
2Old Norsekrœkill—
3Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos →Every word from Proto-Germanic brazdaz →