Where does “vit flugsvamp” come from?

vit flugsvamp (Swedish) comes from Swedish flugsvamp, from Swedish fluga, from Old Swedish flugha, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vit flugsvamp (Swedish): European destroying angel, Amanita virosa, a deadly poisonous mushroom

Definitions

  1. European destroying angel, Amanita virosa, a deadly poisonous mushroom

Ancestry of “vit flugsvamp”, step by step

vit flugsvamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flugsvamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflugsvampfly agaric, Amanita muscaria, a poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom
2Swedishflugafly; bowtie; a temporarily very popular pastime;...
3Old Swedishflughafly
4Old Norseflugafly
5Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvitof the colour white; who has light skin;...
2Old Swedishhvīterwhite
3Old Norsehvítrwhite
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →