Where does “mjónefur” come from?

mjónefur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mjór, from Old Norse mjór, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

mjónefur (Icelandic): echidna

Definitions

  1. echidna

Ancestry of “mjónefur”, step by step

mjónefur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mjór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjórthin, slender; narrow
2Old Norsemjórthin, slender, slim; pointed; narrow
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

via Icelandic nef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnefnose; beak
2Old Norsenefnose; beak
3Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Old Norse mjór →
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