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Where does “Øssur” come from?

Øssur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Ǫzurr, from Proto-Germanic *Andaswaruz.

Ancestry of “Øssur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseǪzurranswerer
2Proto-Germanic*Andaswaruz—
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