Where does “fjara” come from?

fjara (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fjara, from Proto-Germanic ferwǭ.

fjara (Faroese): ebb; beach; to ebb away

Definitions

  1. ebb; beach; to ebb away

Ancestry of “fjara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjaraebb; fore shore, beach
2Proto-Germanicferwǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ferwǭ →Every word from Old Norse fjara →