Where does “fyrstahjálp” come from?

fyrstahjálp (Faroese) comes from Faroese hjálp, from Old Norse hjalp, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

fyrstahjálp (Faroese): first aid

Definitions

  1. first aid

Ancestry of “fyrstahjálp”, step by step

fyrstahjálp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hjálp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehjálphelp, aid; helper, aider
2Old Norsehjalp
3Old Norsehjalpato help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Faroese fyrsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefyrsti"ordinal number of" ein; first
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-Every word from Proto-Germanic helpanąEvery word from Old Norse hjalpa