Where does “geislamaðra” come from?

geislamaðra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maðra, from Old Norse maðra, from Proto-Germanic madarǭ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰro-.

geislamaðra (Icelandic): gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)

Definitions

  1. gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)

Ancestry of “geislamaðra”, step by step

geislamaðra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maðra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðrabedstraw, galium plant of the genus
2Old Norsemaðra—
3Proto-Germanicmadarǭmadder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰro-—

via Icelandic geisli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeislibeam, a ray; radius
2Old Norsegeisli—
3Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰro- →