Where does “skammkrækill” come from?

skammkrækill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic krækill, from Old Norse krœkill, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

skammkrækill (Icelandic): procumbent pearlwort (Sagina procumbens)

Definitions

  1. procumbent pearlwort (Sagina procumbens)

Ancestry of “skammkrækill”, step by step

skammkrækill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic krækill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrækillhook
2Old Norsekrœkill
3Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Icelandic skammur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskammurshort
2Old Norseskamr
3Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg-Every word from Proto-Germanic krōkaz