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Where does “beiskur” come from?

beiskur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse beiskr, from Proto-Germanic *baiskaz.

beiskur (Faroese): bitter, acerbic, sharp

Definitions

  1. bitter, acerbic, sharp

Ancestry of “beiskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeiskr—
2Proto-Germanic*baiskaz—

Words derived from “beiskur”

  • beiskleiki
Every word from Proto-Germanic *baiskaz →