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

Definitions

  1. Faroese

Ancestry of “færøsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishFærøerne—
2Old NorseFæreyjarFaroe Islands; the Faroe islands
3Old Norsefærsheep
4Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

Words derived from “færøsk”

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