Where does “songur” come from?

songur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

songur (Faroese): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “songur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫngrsong
2Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
3Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

Words derived from “songur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →