Where does “kyrra” come from?

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

kyrra (Old Norse): calmness, calm; to calm, still; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. calmness, calm; to calm, still; inflection of...

Ancestry of “kyrra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekyrrstill, quiet, at rest; gently; second-person...
2Proto-Germanickwerruzcalm; still; quiet
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerruz →Every word from Old Norse kyrr →