Where does “tungur” come from?
tungur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.
tungur (Faroese): heavy
Ancestry of “tungur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þungr | heavy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þunguz | heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | téngʰus | — |