It is derived from the Icelandic word "geysir", which itself is a verb meaning "to gush" or "to surge". The name was given to the Great Geysir, a famous geyser in Iceland, and later adopted as the generic term for these hydrothermal features.
It is derived from the Icelandic word "geysir", which itself is a verb meaning "to gush" or "to surge". The name was given to the Great Geysir, a famous geyser in Iceland, and later adopted as the generic term for these hydrothermal features.