Where does “fýrs” come from?
fýrs (Faroese) comes from Danish firs, from Danish firsindstyve, from Danish fire, from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
fýrs (Faroese): eighty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “fýrs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | firs | eighty |
| 2 | Danish | firsindstyve | eighty |
| 3 | Danish | fire | four; to lower something fixed to a rope or... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | fīren | — |
| 5 | French | virer | to bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | viro | — |
| 7 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |