Where does “bingja” come from?

bingja (Faroese) comes from Faroese ja, from Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

bingja (Faroese): container

Definitions

  1. container

Ancestry of “bingja”, step by step

bingja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesejayes
2Old Norsejáyes
3Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via English binge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbingeA short period of excessive consumption,...

via Faroese bing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Old Norse já →