Where does “røsslyng” come from?

røsslyng (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk lyng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklyngdescribing 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 →