Where does “ígða” come from?

ígða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse igða, from Proto-Germanic egiþǭ.

ígða (Faroese): small bird; finch

Definitions

  1. small bird; finch

Ancestry of “ígða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseigðakind of small bird; marsh tit
2Proto-Germanicegiþǭ

Words derived from “ígða

Every word from Proto-Germanic egiþǭEvery word from Old Norse igða