Where does “lyfjagras” come from?

lyfjagras (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lyf, from Old Norse lyf, from Proto-Germanic lubją, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lyfjagras (Icelandic): butterwort, common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. butterwort, common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Ancestry of “lyfjagras”, step by step

lyfjagras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lyf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclyfdrug, medicine
2Old Norselyf—
3Proto-Germaniclubjąwort, herb; poison; love potion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Icelandic grás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrásmasculine genitive singular positive degree of...
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubją →