ljung

Swedish

noun

Definitions

heather, ling (plant; species Calluna vulgaris, genus Calluna, family Ericaceae, order Ericales)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lyngr (heather) 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

*lingwą Proto-Germanic
Ljungby Swedish
by Swedish
lingon Swedish
lyng Old Norse
lyngr Old Norse
beitilyng Icelandic
lyng Icelandic
lyngjafni Icelandic
mosalyng Icelandic
sortulyng Icelandic