Where does “færøysk” come from?

færøysk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse færeyskr, from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

færøysk (Norwegian Bokmål): Faroese or Faeroese

Definitions

  1. Faroese or Faeroese

Ancestry of “færøysk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsefæreyskrFaroese
2Old NorseFæreyjarFaroe Islands; the Faroe islands
3Old Norsefærsheep
4Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →