Where does “sporväxt” come from?

sporväxt (Swedish) comes from Swedish växt, from Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic wahstuz, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

sporväxt (Swedish): a plant that reproduces using spores, (less specifically) a cryptogam

Definitions

  1. a plant that reproduces using spores, (less specifically) a cryptogam

Ancestry of “sporväxt”, step by step

sporväxt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish växt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväxtplant, vegetable; growth, size, length
2Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

via Swedish spor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspora spore
2Old Norsesporðra flat tail, especially for swimming, or like a serpent's, such as the tail of a fish, seal, whale, serpent, dragon, crawfish, beaver
3Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahstuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫxtr →