Where does “-gustur” come from?

-gustur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gustr, from Proto-Germanic gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

-gustur (Faroese): a type of whale, only attested in: avgustur

Definitions

  1. a type of whale, only attested in: avgustur

Ancestry of “-gustur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegustra gust, blast
2Proto-Germanicgustiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gustiz →Every word from Old Norse gustr →