Where does “sauðlaukur” come from?

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

sauðlaukur (Icelandic): arrowgrass plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. arrowgrass plant of the genus

Ancestry of “sauðlaukur”, step by step

sauðlaukur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic laukur

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

via Icelandic sauður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsauðursheep; Castrated male sheep; An idiot or dope
2Old Norsesauðrsheep
3Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “sauðlaukur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ →