Where does “feigdeglår” come from?

feigdeglår (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk feigd, from Old Norse feigð, from Proto-Germanic *faigiþō — feyness.

feigdeglår (Norwegian Nynorsk): a strong hunger which occurs by a person who will die soon (or is already dying)

Definitions

  1. a strong hunger which occurs by a person who will die soon (or is already dying)

Ancestry of “feigdeglår”, step by step

feigdeglår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk feigd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfeigdfeyness; approaching death
2Old Norsefeigðfeyness; approaching death or doom
3Proto-Germanic*faigiþōfeyness

via Norwegian Nynorsk glår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskglår—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *faigiþō →Every word from Old Norse feigð →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk feigd →