Where does “hjún” come from?

hjún (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hjún, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō — married couple, household.

hjún (Faroese): married couple

Definitions

  1. married couple

Ancestry of “hjún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjún—
2Proto-Germanic*hīwōnōmarried couple, household
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō →Every word from Old Norse hjún →