Where does “fyrndargamal” come from?

fyrndargamal (Faroese) comes from Faroese gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic gamalaz — old, weak.

fyrndargamal (Faroese): ancient, immemorial

Definitions

  1. ancient, immemorial

Ancestry of “fyrndargamal”, step by step

fyrndargamal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese gamal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegamalold
2Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
3Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak

via Faroese fyrnd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefyrnd—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamalaz →Every word from Old Norse gamall →Every word from Faroese gamal →
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