Where does “lyngr” come from?

lyngr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse lingwa-, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lyngr (Old Norse): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “lyngr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norselingwa-heather
2Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lyngr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic lingwą →