Where does “lynur” come from?

lynur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hlynr, from Proto-Germanic hluniz — maple.

lynur (Faroese): maple; maple wood

Definitions

  1. maple; maple wood

Ancestry of “lynur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlynrmaple
2Proto-Germanichlunizmaple
Every word from Proto-Germanic hluniz →Every word from Old Norse hlynr →