Where does “baksýni” come from?

baksýni (Faroese) comes from Faroese bak, from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

baksýni (Faroese): background

Definitions

  1. background

Ancestry of “baksýni”, step by step

baksýni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebakback
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Icelandic sýni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýnishowing, display
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baką →Every word from Old Norse bak →