Where does “flóajurt” come from?

flóajurt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jurt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

flóajurt (Icelandic): lady's thumb (Persicaria maculosa)

Definitions

  1. lady's thumb (Persicaria maculosa)

Ancestry of “flóajurt”, step by step

flóajurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic jurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjurtplant
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Icelandic flói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflóibay, gulf; marshy ground
2Old Norseflōimarsh, swamp
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →