Where does “leivur” come from?
leivur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
leivur (Faroese): a lump of cudbear; an oblong bun, similar to...
Definitions
- a lump of cudbear; an oblong bun, similar to...
Ancestry of “leivur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hleifr | loaf |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |