Where does “flagasef” come from?

flagasef (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,...

flagasef (Icelandic): two-flowered rush (Juncus biglumis)

Definitions

  1. two-flowered rush (Juncus biglumis)

Ancestry of “flagasef”, step by step

flagasef 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 flag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflagarea of ground stripped of turf
2Old Norseflag—
3Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sipōną →Every word from Old Norse sef →