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Where does “roysningur” come from?

roysningur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rostungr, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

roysningur (Faroese): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “roysningur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserostungra walrus; walrus
2Proto-Germanicrustazrust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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