Where does “geykur” come from?
geykur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.
geykur (Faroese): cuckoo
Ancestry of “geykur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gaukr | cuckoo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gaukaz | cuckoo |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰAuǵ- | — |