Where does “goyggja” come from?

goyggja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

goyggja (Faroese): to bark

Definitions

  1. to bark

Ancestry of “goyggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeyjato bark
2Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →