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Where does “gustur” come from?

gustur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gustr, from Proto-Germanic gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Ancestry of “gustur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegustra gust, blast
2Proto-Germanicgustiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “gustur”

  • avgustur
  • -gustur
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