Where does “færøsk” come from?
færøsk (Danish) comes from Danish Færøerne, from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.
færøsk (Danish): Faroese
Ancestry of “færøsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | Færøerne | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Færeyjar | Faroe Islands; the Faroe islands |
| 3 | Old Norse | fær | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fahaz | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póḱos | — |