Where does “ørn” come from?

ørn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

ørn (Faroese): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “ørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫrneagle
2Proto-Germanicarôeagle
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “ørn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ǫrn →