Where does “skeljamura” come from?

skeljamura (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skel, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

skeljamura (Icelandic): Eged's silverweed (Argentina anserina subsp. groenlandica, syns. Potentilla egedii, Argentina egedii, Potentilla anserina subsp. groenlandica)

Definitions

  1. Eged's silverweed (Argentina anserina subsp. groenlandica, syns. Potentilla egedii, Argentina egedii, Potentilla anserina subsp. groenlandica)

Ancestry of “skeljamura”, step by step

skeljamura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskelshell, husk
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Icelandic mura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmuracinquefoil, potentilla
2Old Norsemúrasilvergrass, goosegrass
3Proto-Germanicmurhǭwild carrot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmork-edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →
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