Where does “meyrusýra” come from?

meyrusýra (Faroese) comes from Faroese meyra, from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

meyrusýra (Faroese): formic acid

Definitions

  1. formic acid

Ancestry of “meyrusýra”, step by step

meyrusýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese meyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemeyraant
2Old Norsemaurrant
3Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
4Proto-Germanicþūbaz—

via Faroese sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesýraacid; sorrel; LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Old Norse maurr →