Where does “teisti” come from?

teisti (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þeisti, from Proto-Germanic þaistô — black guillemot.

teisti (Faroese): black guillemot, tystie

Definitions

  1. black guillemot, tystie

Ancestry of “teisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþeistiblack guillemot, tystie
2Proto-Germanicþaistôblack guillemot
Every word from Proto-Germanic þaistô →Every word from Old Norse þeisti →
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