Where does “dreingjaligur” come from?

dreingjaligur (Faroese) comes from Faroese -ligur, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

dreingjaligur (Faroese): boyish, boylike

Definitions

  1. boyish, boylike

Ancestry of “dreingjaligur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroese-ligur-ly
2Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →