Where does “lingonsylt” come from?

lingonsylt (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,...

lingonsylt (Swedish): cowberry jam, lingonberry jam

Definitions

  1. cowberry jam, lingonberry jam

Ancestry of “lingonsylt”, step by step

lingonsylt 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 sylt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyltjam
2Middle Low Germansulten—
3Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
4Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic lingwą →