Where does “hófsóley” come from?

hófsóley (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sóley, from Icelandic ey, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

hófsóley (Icelandic): marsh marigold, kingcup (Caltha palustris)

Definitions

  1. marsh marigold, kingcup (Caltha palustris)

Ancestry of “hófsóley”, step by step

hófsóley traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sóley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsóleyany of various plants in the genus "Ranunculus",...
2Icelandiceyisland
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Icelandic hófur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichófurhoof
2Old Norsehófrhoof
3Proto-Germanichōfazhoof
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoph₂óshoof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →