Where does “mosalyng” come from?

mosalyng (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lyng, 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,...

mosalyng (Icelandic): moss bell heather

Definitions

  1. moss bell heather

Ancestry of “mosalyng”, step by step

mosalyng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lyng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclyngheather, ling
2Old Norselyngheather, ling
3Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Icelandic mosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmosimoss
2Old Norsemosimoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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