Where does “týsfjóla” come from?

týsfjóla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic týr, from Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

týsfjóla (Icelandic): heath dog-violet (Viola canina)

Definitions

  1. heath dog-violet (Viola canina)

Ancestry of “týsfjóla”, step by step

týsfjóla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic týr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictýrgod
2Old NorseTýrTyr
3Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Icelandic fjóla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjólaviolet
2Old Norsefjóla—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz →