Where does “teisti” come from?
teisti (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þeisti, from Proto-Germanic þaistô — black guillemot.
teisti (Faroese): black guillemot, tystie
Ancestry of “teisti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þeisti | black guillemot, tystie |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þaistô | black guillemot |