Where does “Færø” come from?

Færø (Danish) comes from Faroese Føroyar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

Færø (Danish): the Faroe Islands

Definitions

  1. the Faroe Islands

Ancestry of “Færø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseFøroyarsheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
2Old Norsefærsheep
3Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

Words derived from “Færø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →