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Where does “kyrr” come from?

kyrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwerruz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂-.

kyrr (Old Norse): still, quiet, at rest; gently; second-person...

Definitions

  1. still, quiet, at rest; gently; second-person...

Ancestry of “kyrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwerruzcalm; still; quiet
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₂-—

Words derived from “kyrr”

  • kyrr
  • Kyrrahaf
  • kyrra
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