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
leivur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse leifr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | leifr | inheritor |