Where does “Føroyar” come from?
Føroyar (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.
Føroyar (Faroese): sheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
Definitions
- sheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
Ancestry of “Føroyar”, step by step
Føroyar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse fær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fær | sheep |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fahaz | sheep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | póḱos | — |
via Irish fearann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | fearann | land, territory, domain; field, farm, grounds |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “Føroyar”