bygd

Faroese

noun

Definitions

village, hamlet

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse byggð inherited from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*biwwiþō

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bygd Norwegian Bokmål
*biwwiþō Proto-Germanic
byggva Old Norse
byggð Old Norse
bygð Old Norse
byggð Icelandic
bygdarmál Faroese
bygdarvegur Faroese
mál Faroese
vegur Faroese
byghþ Old Swedish
bygd Old Danish