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

vanahugsan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hugsan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehugsanthought, thinking; way of thinking; opinion
2Old Norsehugsanthought, thinking

via Faroese vani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevanihabit, custom
Every word from Old Norse hugsan →Every word from Faroese hugsan →