Where does “lagnutungur” come from?

lagnutungur (Faroese) comes from Faroese tungur, from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

lagnutungur (Faroese): fateful

Definitions

  1. fateful

Ancestry of “lagnutungur”, step by step

lagnutungur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese tungur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetungurheavy
2Old Norseþungrheavy
3Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

via Faroese lagna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselagnadestiny, fate, lot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Old Norse þungr →