Where does “vampyr” come from?

vampyr (Danish) comes from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

vampyr (Danish): vampire; vampire bat

Definitions

  1. vampire; vampire bat

Ancestry of “vampyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVampirvampire
2Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
3Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →