Where does “harmur” come from?
harmur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse harmr, from Proto-Germanic harmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- — suffering, pain.
harmur (Icelandic): sorrow, grief
Ancestry of “harmur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | harmr | Sorrow, grief; Wound |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harmaz | painful; sorrowful; doleful; harmful; malicious;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱormo- | suffering, pain |