Where does “falkur” come from?

falkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse falkr, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falkur (Faroese): falcon

Definitions

  1. falcon

Ancestry of “falkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefalkrfalcon; hawk
2Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
4Slovincianpólhalf
5Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →