Where does “smyril” come from?
smyril (Faroese) comes from Old Norse smyrill, from Proto-Germanic smirilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mes-l- — blackbird.
smyril (Faroese): merlin
Ancestry of “smyril”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | smyrill | falcon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smirilaz | falcon; merlin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mes-l- | blackbird |