Where does “lyng” come from?
lyng (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
lyng (Icelandic): heather, ling
Ancestry of “lyng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
Words derived from “lyng”