Where does “Faroe Islands” come from?

Faroe Islands (English) comes from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

Ancestry of “Faroe Islands”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFæreyjarFaroe Islands; the Faroe islands
2Old Norsefærsheep
3Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →
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