Where does “ártíggju” come from?

ártíggju (Faroese) comes from Faroese ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

ártíggju (Faroese): decade

Definitions

  1. decade

Ancestry of “ártíggju”, step by step

ártíggju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseáryear; oar
2Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Faroese tíggju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetíggjuten, cardinal number after níggju and before...
2Old Norsetíuten
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Old Norse ár →