Where does “mjór” come from?

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

mjór (Icelandic): thin, slender; narrow

Definitions

  1. thin, slender; narrow

Ancestry of “mjór”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mjór”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Old Norse mjór →