Where does “liðugur” come from?

liðugur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

liðugur (Faroese): finished

Definitions

  1. finished

Ancestry of “liðugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseliðugrfree, unhindered
2Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
3Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþugaz →