Where does “ígða” come from?
ígða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse igða, from Proto-Germanic egiþǭ.
ígða (Faroese): small bird; finch
Ancestry of “ígða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | igða | kind of small bird; marsh tit |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | egiþǭ | — |
Words derived from “ígða”