Where does “fjara” come from?
fjara (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fjara, from Proto-Germanic ferwǭ.
fjara (Faroese): ebb; beach; to ebb away
Ancestry of “fjara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fjara | ebb; fore shore, beach |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ferwǭ | — |