Where does “naflagras” come from?
naflagras (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nafli, from Old Norse nafli, from Proto-Germanic nabalô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- — navel, nave.
naflagras (Icelandic): Iceland purslane (Koenigia islandica)
Definitions
- Iceland purslane (Koenigia islandica)
Ancestry of “naflagras”, step by step
naflagras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic nafli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | nafli | a navel, a belly button |
| 2 | Old Norse | nafli | a navel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nabalô | navel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nobʰ- | navel, nave |
via Icelandic grás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | grás | masculine genitive singular positive degree of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gras | grass, herbage; a herb, usually with special... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |