Where does “Leivur” come from?

Leivur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Leifr, from Old Norse leifr — inheritor.

Leivur (Faroese): compare Leif

Definitions

  1. compare Leif

Ancestry of “Leivur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseLeifrrelic", "inheritor
2Old Norseleifrinheritor
Every word from Old Norse leifr →Every word from Old Norse Leifr →