Where does “reyrgresi” come from?

reyrgresi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic reyr, from Old Norse reyrr, from Proto-Germanic rauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European resg- — to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

reyrgresi (Icelandic): sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens))

Definitions

  1. sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens))

Ancestry of “reyrgresi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicreyrcane, reed
2Old Norsereyrrreed
3Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European resg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rauzaz →Every word from Old Norse reyrr →