Where does “myr” come from?

myr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic miuzī, from Proto-Germanic meusą.

myr (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bog, marsh, swamp

Definitions

  1. a bog, marsh, swamp

Ancestry of “myr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
2Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
3Proto-Germanicmeusą—

Words derived from “myr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic meusą →Every word from Proto-Germanic miuzī →Every word from Old Norse mýrr →