Etymology Explorer › Faroese

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”

  • fjallígða
  • prýðisígða
  • bókígða
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