Where does “bardagaár” come from?

bardagaár (Faroese) comes from Faroese ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

bardagaár (Faroese): year of war

Definitions

  1. year of war

Ancestry of “bardagaár”, step by step

bardagaár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseáryear; oar
2Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Faroese bardagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebardagibattle, conflict, fight, clash; war; affray,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Old Norse ár →