Where does “oyggjaflokkur” come from?

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

oyggjaflokkur (Faroese): archipelago

Definitions

  1. archipelago

Ancestry of “oyggjaflokkur”, step by step

oyggjaflokkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese oyggj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseoyggjisland
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Faroese flokkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseflokkurgroup, flock; grade, class; political party
2Old Norseflokkrflock; group of at least five persons; a small...
3Proto-Germanicflukkazcrowd, troop, flock
4Proto-Germanicflukkōnąto fly, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpluknéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →