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

frostmýri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese mýri

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

via Faroese frostur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefrostur—
Every word from Proto-Germanic meusą →Every word from Proto-Germanic miuzī →Every word from Old Norse mýrr →