Where does “mýrisnípa” come from?
mýrisnípa (Faroese) comes from Faroese mýri, from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic miuzī, from Proto-Germanic meusą.
mýrisnípa (Faroese): common snipe
Ancestry of “mýrisnípa”, step by step
mýrisnípa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese mýri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | mýri | moor, swamp, bog |
| 2 | Old Norse | mýrr | moor, swamp, bog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miuzī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | meusą | — |
via Faroese snípa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | snípa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snabulaz | snout; muzzle; mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |