Where does “prýðisígða” come from?
prýðisígða (Faroese) comes from Faroese ígða, from Old Norse igða, from Proto-Germanic egiþǭ.
prýðisígða (Faroese): bullfinch
Ancestry of “prýðisígða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | ígða | small bird; finch |
| 2 | Old Norse | igða | kind of small bird; marsh tit |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | egiþǭ | — |