ekkja

Faroese

/ˈɛʰt͡ʃːa/

noun

Definitions

(archaic) widow

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ekkja (widow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ainakjǭ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ainakjǭ Proto-Germanic
enke Norwegian Nynorsk
ekkja Old Norse
enke Danish
ekkja Icelandic
einkja Faroese
einkjumaður Faroese
ænkia Old Swedish
aaintj Westrobothnian
ænkia Old Danish
aintja Elfdalian