Where does “báðumegin” come from?

báðumegin (Faroese) comes from Faroese bæði, from Old Norse bæði, from Proto-Germanic bai-.

báðumegin (Faroese): on both sides

Definitions

  1. on both sides

Ancestry of “báðumegin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebæðiboth (used to refer to two of a neuter noun, or a mixed gender pair)
2Old Norsebæðineuter nominative/accusative of báðir;...
3Proto-Germanicbai-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bai- →Every word from Old Norse bæði →Every word from Faroese bæði →