Where does “fylmerr” come from?

fylmerr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic marhijō, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

fylmerr (Old Norse): a mare with a foal

Definitions

  1. a mare with a foal

Ancestry of “fylmerr”, step by step

fylmerr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse merr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemerrmare
2Proto-Germanicmarhijōmare, female horse
3Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
4Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Old Norse fyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefylfoal
2Proto-Germanicfulją—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →