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

  1. sheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands

Ancestry of “Føroyar”, step by step

Føroyar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefærsheep
2Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

via Irish fearann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfearannland, territory, domain; field, farm, grounds
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Føroyar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →