Where does “Færøerne” come from?

Færøerne (Danish) comes from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

Ancestry of “Færøerne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Færøerne”

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