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Where does “meyrr” come from?

meyrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic marwaz, from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- — to rub, pack.

Ancestry of “meyrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarwazbrittle; delicate; soft; mellow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer(w)-to rub, pack

Words derived from “meyrr”

  • mör
  • mør
  • mør
  • mør
  • meyr
  • moyrur
  • mør
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