Where does “myresyre” come from?
myresyre (Danish) comes from Danish myre, from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.
myresyre (Danish): formic acid
Ancestry of “myresyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | myre | ant; swarm |
| 2 | Old Norse | maurr | ant |
| 3 | Old Norse | þúfa | mound, knoll |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūbaz | — |