Where does “runnamura” come from?

runnamura (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mura, from Old Norse múra, from Proto-Germanic murhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mork- — edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb.

runnamura (Icelandic): shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)

Definitions

  1. shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)

Ancestry of “runnamura”, step by step

runnamura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmuracinquefoil, potentilla
2Old Norsemúrasilvergrass, goosegrass
3Proto-Germanicmurhǭwild carrot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmork-edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb

via Icelandic runni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrunnibush, shrub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mork- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murhǭ →Every word from Old Norse múra →