lyngur

Faroese

/ˈlɪŋkʊɹ/

noun

Definitions

(botany) heather

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lyng inherited from Proto-Germanic *lingwą (heather).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lingwą

Gloss

heather

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

lyng Norwegian Bokmål
*lingwą Proto-Germanic
lyng Norwegian Nynorsk
lyng Old Norse
lyngr Old Norse
beitilyng Icelandic
lyng Icelandic
lyngjafni Icelandic
mosalyng Icelandic
sortulyng Icelandic
ber Faroese
berjalyngur Faroese