Where does “möur” come from?

möur (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

möur (Westrobothnian): ant; workhorse

Definitions

  1. ant; workhorse

Ancestry of “möur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaurrant
2Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
3Proto-Germanicþūbaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Old Norse maurr →