Where does “dökkhæra” come from?

dökkhæra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dökkur, from Old Norse døkkr, from Proto-Germanic dankwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o-.

dökkhæra (Icelandic): Luzula sudetica

Definitions

  1. Luzula sudetica

Ancestry of “dökkhæra”, step by step

dökkhæra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dökkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdökkurdark
2Old Norsedøkkrdark
3Proto-Germanicdankwazdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-o-—

via Icelandic hæra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæragray hair; coarse wool; a blanket or other cloth...
2Old Norsehæragrey hair
3Proto-Germanic*hērijǭfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dankwaz →Every word from Old Norse døkkr →