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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | mýri | moor, swamp, bog |
| 2 | Old Norse | mýrr | moor, swamp, bog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miuzī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | meusą | — |