Where does “dökkasef” come from?

dökkasef (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sef, from Old Norse sef, from Proto-Germanic sipōną, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

dökkasef (Icelandic): chestnut rush (Juncus castaneus)

Definitions

  1. chestnut rush (Juncus castaneus)

Ancestry of “dökkasef”, step by step

dökkasef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsefrush; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Old Norsesefsedge, rush
3Proto-Germanicsipōnąto drop, fall, drip, trickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

via Icelandic dökkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdökkurdark
2Old Norsedøkkrdark
3Proto-Germanicdankwazdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sipōną →Every word from Old Norse sef →