Where does “øða” come from?
øða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ǿða, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną.
øða (Faroese): northern horsemussel; to make someone angry
Definitions
- northern horsemussel; to make someone angry
Ancestry of “øða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ǿða | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *wōdijaną | — |