Where does “gøtuskeggi” come from?
gøtuskeggi (Faroese) comes from Faroese skeggi, from Faroese skegg, from Old Norse skegg, from Proto-Germanic skagją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- — to jump, move; to shake, stir.
gøtuskeggi (Faroese): man from Gøta
Ancestry of “gøtuskeggi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | skeggi | man with beard |
| 2 | Faroese | skegg | beard |
| 3 | Old Norse | skegg | beard |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skagją | beard, hair |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kek- | to jump, move; to shake, stir |