Where does “skógarsóley” come from?

skógarsóley (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sóley, from Icelandic ey, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

skógarsóley (Icelandic): anemone plant in the genus

Definitions

  1. anemone plant in the genus

Ancestry of “skógarsóley”, step by step

skógarsóley traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sóley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsóleyany of various plants in the genus "Ranunculus",...
2Icelandiceyisland
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Icelandic skógur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskógurforest, woods
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →