Where does “Færø” come from?
Færø (Danish) comes from Faroese Føroyar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.
Ancestry of “Færø”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | Føroyar | sheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands |
| 2 | Old Norse | fær | sheep |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fahaz | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | póḱos | — |
Words derived from “Færø”