Where does “oyri” come from?

oyri (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eyrr, from Proto-Germanic aurī, from Proto-Germanic auraz, from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

oyri (Faroese): a gravel bank

Definitions

  1. a gravel bank

Ancestry of “oyri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyrra gravel bank
2Proto-Germanicaurīa river bank, or sandbank at the river’s mouth
3Proto-Germanicaurazwet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHuh₁-ró-s
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic auraz