Where does “myrkabrúnur” come from?

myrkabrúnur (Faroese) comes from Faroese myrkur, from Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic merkuz, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

myrkabrúnur (Faroese): dark brown

Definitions

  1. dark brown

Ancestry of “myrkabrúnur”, step by step

myrkabrúnur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese myrkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemyrkurdarkness; dark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

via Faroese brúnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebrúnurbrown
2Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic merkuz →Every word from Old Norse myrkr →