Where does “forsøguligur” come from?

forsøguligur (Faroese) comes from Faroese søguligur, from Faroese søga, from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

forsøguligur (Faroese): prehistoric

Definitions

  1. prehistoric

Ancestry of “forsøguligur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøguligurhistorical, historic
2Faroesesøgastory, saga, tale; history; science of history
3Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
4Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →