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Where does “ong” come from?

ong (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ong (Faroese): meadow

Definitions

  1. meadow

Ancestry of “ong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseengmeadow
2Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ong”

  • eingjartimotey
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