Where does “tengdamamma” come from?

tengdamamma (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tengdir, from Old Norse tengðir.

tengdamamma (Icelandic): snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata, syn. Sansevieria trifasciata)

Definitions

  1. snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata, syn. Sansevieria trifasciata)

Ancestry of “tengdamamma”, step by step

tengdamamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tengdir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictengdirrelations by marriage
2Old Norsetengðir—

via Icelandic mamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmammamom, mum
Every word from Old Norse tengðir →Every word from Icelandic tengdir →