Where does “lynur” come from?
lynur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hlynr, from Proto-Germanic hluniz — maple.
lynur (Faroese): maple; maple wood
Ancestry of “lynur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hlynr | maple |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hluniz | maple |