Where does “sjeikur” come from?

sjeikur (Faroese) comes from Danish sheik, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

sjeikur (Faroese): good looking youngling; boyfriend, beau, lover;...

Definitions

  1. good looking youngling; boyfriend, beau, lover;...

Ancestry of “sjeikur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsheiksheik
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →Every word from Danish sheik →