Where does “heimssøga” come from?

heimssøga (Faroese) comes from Faroese heimur, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

heimssøga (Faroese): world history

Definitions

  1. world history

Ancestry of “heimssøga”, step by step

heimssøga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese heimur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseheimurworld
2Old Norseheimrrealm, region within walking distance to a þing...
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Faroese søga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøgastory, saga, tale; history; science of history
2Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
3Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →