Where does “giftur” come from?
giftur (Faroese) comes from Faroese úr, from Danish ur, from Norwegian Nynorsk ur, from Middle Low German ūr, from Middle Dutch ūre, from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
giftur (Faroese): married
Definitions
- married
Ancestry of “giftur”, step by step
giftur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese úr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | úr | out of; from; off |
| 2 | Danish | ur | clock; watch; scree |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ur | a clock or watch; a terrain of large, fallen... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ūr | watch, clock |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ūre | hour |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 7 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 8 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |