Where does “lækjasef” come from?

lækjasef (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lækur, from Old Norse lœkr, from Proto-Germanic lōkiz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lækjasef (Icelandic): toad rush (Juncus bufonius)

Definitions

  1. toad rush (Juncus bufonius)

Ancestry of “lækjasef”, step by step

lækjasef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lækur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclækurbrook, stream
2Old Norselœkrbrook, rivulet
3Proto-Germaniclōkizbrook; stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lōkiz →Every word from Old Norse lœkr →