Where does “føroyskur” come from?

føroyskur (Faroese) comes from Faroese Føroyar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

føroyskur (Faroese): Faroese; the Faroese language

Definitions

  1. Faroese; the Faroese language

Ancestry of “føroyskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseFøroyarsheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
2Old Norsefærsheep
3Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

Words derived from “føroyskur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →