Where does “eyrr” come from?

eyrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aurī, from Proto-Germanic auraz, from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

eyrr (Old Norse): a gravel bank

Definitions

  1. a gravel bank

Ancestry of “eyrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaurīa river bank, or sandbank at the river’s mouth
2Proto-Germanicaurazwet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHuh₁-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “eyrr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic auraz →