meyra
Faroese
/ˈmɛiːɹa/
noun
Definitions
- ant (Fam.: Formicidae)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse maurr (ant) derived from Proto-Germanic *meurōn-.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*meurōn-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mier Dutch, Flemish
- mierenboerderij Dutch, Flemish
- mierenegel Dutch, Flemish
- miereneter Dutch, Flemish
- mierenhoop Dutch, Flemish
- mierenleeuw Dutch, Flemish
- mierennest Dutch, Flemish
- mierenneuken Dutch, Flemish
- mierenzuur Dutch, Flemish
- mierwesp Dutch, Flemish
- mierzoet Dutch, Flemish
- werkmier Dutch, Flemish
- *morwi Proto-Indo-European
- maur Norwegian Bokmål
- *meurōn- Proto-Germanic
- *meurǭ Proto-Germanic
- myra Swedish
- myrsyra Swedish
- maur Norwegian Nynorsk
- maurr Old Norse
- myre Danish
- myresyre Danish
- blóðmaur Icelandic
- maur Icelandic
- maurasýra Icelandic
- mauraæta Icelandic
- mauraþúfa Icelandic
- miere Middle Dutch
- mier Afrikaans
- meyruslag Faroese
- meyrusýra Faroese
- slag Faroese
- sýra Faroese
- möur Westrobothnian
- mira Sranan Tongo