Where does “røsslyng” come from?

røsslyng (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lyng, from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

røsslyng (Norwegian Bokmål): heather, Calluna vulgaris

Definitions

  1. heather, Calluna vulgaris

Ancestry of “røsslyng”, step by step

røsslyng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lyng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållyngdescribing plants mostly from the heather family,...
2Old Norselyngheather, ling
3Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Old Norse hross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrosshorse
2Proto-Germanichursaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic lingwą →