Where does “týskur” come from?
týskur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þýðverskr, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
týskur (Faroese): German
Ancestry of “týskur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þýðverskr | German |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “týskur”