Where does “mørður” come from?
mørður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European martus — bride.
mørður (Faroese): marten
Ancestry of “mørður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Mǫrðr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | marþuz | marten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | martus | bride |