Where does “myr” come from?

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

myr (Old Gutnish): a bog, (less specifically) a moor, a wetland

Definitions

  1. a bog, (less specifically) a moor, a wetland

Ancestry of “myr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
2Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
3Proto-Germanicmeusą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic meusą →Every word from Proto-Germanic miuzī →Every word from Old Norse mýrr →