Where does “hreindýramosi” come from?

hreindýramosi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hreindýr, from Icelandic dýr, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

hreindýramosi (Icelandic): reindeer moss, reindeer lichen

Definitions

  1. reindeer moss, reindeer lichen

Ancestry of “hreindýramosi”, step by step

hreindýramosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hreindýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichreindýrreindeer
2Icelandicdýr"or"; expensive, costly; valuable, precious
3Old Norsedýranimal
4Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Icelandic mosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmosimoss
2Old Norsemosimoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →