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Where does “frostmýri” come from?

frostmýri (Faroese) comes from Faroese mýri, from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic miuzī, from Proto-Germanic meusą.

frostmýri (Faroese): tundra

Definitions

  1. tundra

Ancestry of “frostmýri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemýrimoor, swamp, bog
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—
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