Where does “Faroese” come from?

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

Faroese (English): Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese...

Ancestry of “Faroese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFaroeFaroese
2DanishFærøthe Faroe Islands
3FaroeseFøroyarsheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
4Old Norsefærsheep
5Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

Words derived from “Faroese”

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