Where does “gígbarmur” come from?

gígbarmur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic barmur, from Old Norse barmr, from Proto-Germanic barmaz, from Indo-European *bʰer-.

gígbarmur (Icelandic): rim of a crater

Definitions

  1. rim of a crater

Ancestry of “gígbarmur”, step by step

gígbarmur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic barmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbarmurbosom; rim, edge
2Old Norsebarmrrim
3Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
4Indo-European*bʰer-—

via Icelandic gígur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgígurcrater
Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barmaz →Every word from Old Norse barmr →