Where does “fúlmár” come from?

fúlmár (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

Ancestry of “fúlmár”, step by step

fúlmár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fúll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefúllfoul
2Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

via Old Norse Már

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMárseagull
2Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

Words derived from “fúlmár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Old Norse fúll →