Where does “kyrr” come from?

kyrr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kyrr, from Proto-Germanic kwerruz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂-.

kyrr (Icelandic): still, calm; unmoving, not moving or being moved,...

Definitions

  1. still, calm; unmoving, not moving or being moved,...

Ancestry of “kyrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekyrrstill, quiet, at rest; gently; second-person...
2Proto-Germanickwerruzcalm; still; quiet
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₂-—

Words derived from “kyrr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerruz →Every word from Old Norse kyrr →