Where does “orknoyingur” come from?

orknoyingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese Orknoyggjar, from Old Norse Orkneyjar, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

orknoyingur (Faroese): Person from or inhabitant of the Orkneys

Definitions

  1. Person from or inhabitant of the Orkneys

Ancestry of “orknoyingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseOrknoyggjarthe Orkneys, Orkney Islands
2Old NorseOrkneyjarthe Orkney Islands
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →