Where does “elgur” come from?

elgur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic algiz, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

elgur (Faroese): moose, elk: an animal of the species "Alces...

Definitions

  1. moose, elk: an animal of the species "Alces...

Ancestry of “elgur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseelgrmoose, elk
2Proto-Germanicalgizelk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic algiz →Every word from Old Norse elgr →