Where does “maur” come from?

maur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

maur (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ant

Definitions

  1. an ant

Ancestry of “maur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaurrant
2Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
3Proto-Germanicþūbaz—

Words derived from “maur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Old Norse maurr →