Where does “sveppafræði” come from?

sveppafræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fræði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

sveppafræði (Icelandic): mycology

Definitions

  1. mycology

Ancestry of “sveppafræði”, step by step

sveppafræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fræði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
2Old Norsefrœði—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Icelandic sveppur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsveppurmushroom, fungus
2Old NorsesopprAlternative form of svǫppr
3Proto-Germanicswammazsponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombʰ-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →