Where does “svarðmosi” come from?

svarðmosi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mosi, from Old Norse mosi, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

svarðmosi (Icelandic): sphagnum, peat moss

Definitions

  1. sphagnum, peat moss

Ancestry of “svarðmosi”, step by step

svarðmosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmosimoss
2Old Norsemosimoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

via Icelandic svörður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvörðurskin, especially that of the head under the hair;...
2Old Norsesvǫrðrthe skin of the head; a rope of walrus-hide
3Proto-Germanicswarduzrind, tough skin; turf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old Norse mosi →