Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “myre” come from?

myre (Danish) comes from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

myre (Danish): ant; swarm

Definitions

  1. ant; swarm

Ancestry of “myre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaurrant
2Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
3Proto-Germanicþūbaz—

Words derived from “myre”

  • myresyre
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →