Where does “flädermärg” come from?

flädermärg (Swedish) comes from Swedish märg, from Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European mozgos.

flädermärg (Swedish): pith, especially that of the elder bush

Definitions

  1. pith, especially that of the elder bush

Ancestry of “flädermärg”, step by step

flädermärg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish märg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmärgmarrow
2Old Norsemergrmarrow
3Proto-Germanicmazgąmarrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgos—

via Swedish fläder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfläderelder

Words derived from “flädermärg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mazgą →Every word from Old Norse mergr →