Where does “borgarakríggj” come from?

borgarakríggj (Faroese) comes from Faroese kríggj, from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

borgarakríggj (Faroese): civil war

Definitions

  1. civil war

Ancestry of “borgarakríggj”, step by step

borgarakríggj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kríggj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekríggjwar
2Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
3Old Saxonkrīg—
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Faroese borg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseborgcastle, stronghold; bail; credit
2Danishborgcastle, stronghold; credit; imperative of borge
3Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →