Where does “ósmynni” come from?

ósmynni (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

ósmynni (Old Norse): mouth of an estuary

Definitions

  1. mouth of an estuary

Ancestry of “ósmynni”, step by step

ósmynni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse óss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseóssmouth
2Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
3Old High Germanhelmhelmet
4Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
5Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
6Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Old Norse mynni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemynnimouth of a river, fjord
2Proto-Germanicgamunþijąmouth, especially of a river
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →