Where does “meyra” come from?
meyra (Faroese) comes from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.
meyra (Faroese): ant
Ancestry of “meyra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | maurr | ant |
| 2 | Old Norse | þúfa | mound, knoll |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þūbaz | — |
Words derived from “meyra”