Where does “merraflåar” come from?
merraflåar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk merr, from Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic marhijō, 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,...
merraflåar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a flayer of horses
Definitions
- a flayer of horses
Ancestry of “merraflåar”, step by step
merraflåar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk merr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | merr | mare; bitch; Eye dialect spelling of meir |
| 2 | Old Norse | merr | mare |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | marhijō | mare, female horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk flåar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flåar | — |