Where does “skógarkerfill” come from?

skógarkerfill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skógur, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skógarkerfill (Icelandic): wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)

Definitions

  1. wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)

Ancestry of “skógarkerfill”, step by step

skógarkerfill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skógur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskógurforest, woods
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Icelandic kerfill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickerfillgarden chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Icelandic skógur →