Where does “goyggja” come from?
goyggja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.
goyggja (Faroese): to bark
Ancestry of “goyggja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | — |