Where does “skollafingur” come from?

skollafingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fingur, from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

skollafingur (Icelandic): fir clubmoss, northern firmoss (Huperzia selago)

Definitions

  1. fir clubmoss, northern firmoss (Huperzia selago)

Ancestry of “skollafingur”, step by step

skollafingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfingurfinger
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Icelandic skolli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskollifox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →