Where does “svartburkni” come from?

svartburkni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic svartur, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

svartburkni (Icelandic): maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)

Definitions

  1. maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)

Ancestry of “svartburkni”, step by step

svartburkni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic svartur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvarturblack
2Old Norsesvartrblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Icelandic burkni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicburknifern, bracken; wood fern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →