Where does “færøying” come from?

færøying (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse færeyingr, from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

færøying (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Faroese or Faroe Islander

Definitions

  1. a Faroese or Faroe Islander

Ancestry of “færøying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefæreyingra Faroe islander
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 →