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Where does “Leivur” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Leivur”, step by step

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