Where does “meyr” come from?

meyr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic marwaz, from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- — to rub, pack.

meyr (Icelandic): tender; sensitive, sentimental; decayed

Definitions

  1. tender; sensitive, sentimental; decayed

Ancestry of “meyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeyrr—
2Proto-Germanicmarwazbrittle; delicate; soft; mellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer(w)-to rub, pack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marwaz →Every word from Old Norse meyrr →