Where does “skógartoppur” come from?

skógartoppur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic toppur, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

skógartoppur (Icelandic): honeysuckle, common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)

Definitions

  1. honeysuckle, common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)

Ancestry of “skógartoppur”, step by step

skógartoppur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic toppur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictoppurtop; peak, summit; climax
2Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via Icelandic skógur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskógurforest, woods
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Old Norse toppr →