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
- heather, Calluna vulgaris
Ancestry of “røsslyng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lyng | describing plants mostly from the heather family,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |