Where does “hóvur” come from?
hóvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.
hóvur (Faroese): hoof; dirty foot or shoe
Ancestry of “hóvur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hófr | hoof |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hōfaz | hoof |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱoph₂ós | hoof |