Where does “geypa” come from?

geypa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gaupa — a lynx.

geypa (Faroese): lynx

Definitions

  1. lynx

Ancestry of “geypa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegaupaa lynx
Every word from Old Norse gaupa
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