Where does “hjá” come from?
hjá (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hjá, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
hjá (Faroese): at, by, with; "to paraphrase the genitive:"
Definitions
- at, by, with; "to paraphrase the genitive:"
Ancestry of “hjá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hjá | by, near, with |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hīwô | relative, fellow-lodger, family |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |