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Where does “vanahugsan” come from?

vanahugsan (Faroese) comes from Faroese hugsan, from Old Norse hugsan — thought, thinking.

vanahugsan (Faroese): habitual way of thinking, habitual thinking,...

Definitions

  1. habitual way of thinking, habitual thinking,...

Ancestry of “vanahugsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehugsanthought, thinking; way of thinking; opinion
2Old Norsehugsanthought, thinking
Every word from Old Norse hugsan →