Where does “erligur” come from?

erligur (Faroese) comes from Danish ærlig, from Middle Low German erlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk.

erligur (Faroese): honest

Definitions

  1. honest

Ancestry of “erligur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishærlighonest; frank; sincere, straight, square
2Middle Low Germanerlich—
3Old High Germanērlīh—
4Proto-Germanic*aiʀulīk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk →Every word from Old High German ērlīh →Every word from Middle Low German erlich →