Where does “Färöer” come from?

Färöer (German) comes from Danish Færøerne, from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

Ancestry of “Färöer”, step by step

Färöer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Færøerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishFærøerne—
2Old NorseFæreyjarFaroe Islands; the Faroe islands
3Old Norsefærsheep
4Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

via Danish [[Færøerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish[[Færøerne—

Words derived from “Färöer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →