Where does “mýrastör” come from?

mýrastör (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mýri, from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic miuzī, from Proto-Germanic meusą.

mýrastör (Icelandic): black sedge (Carex nigra)

Definitions

  1. black sedge (Carex nigra)

Ancestry of “mýrastör”, step by step

mýrastör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mýri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmýrimarsh, swamp, bog
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—

via Proto-Indo-European stōr-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstōr-big, bulky
Every word from Proto-Germanic meusą →Every word from Proto-Germanic miuzī →Every word from Old Norse mýrr →