Where does “lingonbuske” come from?

lingonbuske (Swedish) comes from Swedish lingon, from Swedish ljung, from Old Norse lyngr, 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,...

lingonbuske (Swedish): a lingonberry bush, a lingonberry shrub

Definitions

  1. a lingonberry bush, a lingonberry shrub

Ancestry of “lingonbuske”, step by step

lingonbuske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lingon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlingoncowberry; lingonberry
2Swedishljungheather, ling
3Old Norselyngrheather
4Proto-Norselingwa-heather
5Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Swedish buske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbuskebush; a category of plants that is distinguished...
2Old Norsebuskr—
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic lingwą →