Where does “mýrasauðlaukur” come from?

mýrasauðlaukur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sauðlaukur, from Icelandic laukur, from Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

mýrasauðlaukur (Icelandic): marsh arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris)

Definitions

  1. marsh arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris)

Ancestry of “mýrasauðlaukur”, step by step

mýrasauðlaukur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sauðlaukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsauðlaukurarrowgrass plant of the genus
2Icelandiclaukuronion, leek, garlic; a bulb; the best of...
3Old Norselaukrleek, garlic
4Proto-Norseᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉleek
5Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Icelandic mýri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmýrimarsh, swamp, bog
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ →