Where does “avgustur” come from?

avgustur (Faroese) comes from Faroese av, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

avgustur (Faroese): sperm whale

Definitions

  1. sperm whale

Ancestry of “avgustur”, step by step

avgustur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseavby, from, off, of, on account of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Faroese gustur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegustur—
2Old Norsegustra gust, blast
3Proto-Germanicgustiz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →