Where does “fúlmár” come from?
fúlmár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic már, from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
fúlmár (Icelandic): fulmar
Definitions
- fulmar
Ancestry of “fúlmár”, step by step
fúlmár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic már
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | már | gull, seagull |
| 2 | Old Norse | marr | horse; sea |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Icelandic fúll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fúll | foul, rotten; in a foul mood, sullen |
| 2 | Old Norse | fúll | foul |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fūlaz | foul, dirty; rotten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pū- | rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,... |
via Old Norse fúlmár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fúlmár | — |