Where does “fyribils” come from?

fyribils (Faroese) comes from Faroese bil, from Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic bilą.

fyribils (Faroese): temporary, preliminary, provisional, interim;...

Definitions

  1. temporary, preliminary, provisional, interim;...

Ancestry of “fyribils”, step by step

fyribils traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesebilA space; A while, time, period; accusative...
2Old Norsebilmoment
3Proto-Germanicbilą—

via Faroese fyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefyrifor, before, at the front of; for, in front of;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic bilą →Every word from Old Norse bil →Every word from Faroese bil →