Where does “mýrasóley” come from?

mýrasóley (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.

mýrasóley (Icelandic): marsh grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)

Definitions

  1. marsh grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)

Ancestry of “mýrasóley”, step by step

mýrasóley 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 mýri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmýrimarsh, swamp, bog
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →