Where does “Faröe” come from?

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

Faröe (English): Faroese

Definitions

  1. Faroese

Ancestry of “Faröe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishFærøthe Faroe Islands
2FaroeseFøroyarsheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
3Old Norsefærsheep
4Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

Words derived from “Faröe”

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