Where does “eysturtýskur” come from?
eysturtýskur (Faroese) comes from Faroese týskur, from Old Norse þýðverskr, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
eysturtýskur (Faroese): East German
Definitions
- East German
Ancestry of “eysturtýskur”, step by step
eysturtýskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese týskur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | týskur | German |
| 2 | Old Norse | þýðverskr | German |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Faroese eystur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | eystur | east, eastward; east |
| 2 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |