Where does “hjáljóð” come from?
hjáljóð (Faroese) comes from Faroese hjá, from Old Norse hjá, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
hjáljóð (Faroese): consonant
Ancestry of “hjáljóð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | hjá | at, by, with; "to paraphrase the genitive:" |
| 2 | Old Norse | hjá | by, near, with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hīwô | relative, fellow-lodger, family |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |