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Where does “maurildi” come from?

maurildi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mǫrueldr, 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,...

maurildi (Icelandic): phosphorescence in seawater

Definitions

  1. phosphorescence in seawater

Ancestry of “maurildi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫrueldr—
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,...
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