Where does “mávur” come from?

mávur (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,...

mávur (Icelandic): a gull, seagull

Definitions

  1. a gull, seagull

Ancestry of “mávur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmárgull, seagull
2Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
3Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
4Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “mávur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →