Where does “vampyr” come from?
vampyr (Swedish) comes from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.
vampyr (Swedish): vampire
Ancestry of “vampyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Vampir | vampire |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | vàmpīr | vampire |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ǫpyrь | vampire |