Old Norse Færeyjar

← Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (root)

← Old Norse fær (mention)

← Old Norse ey (mention)

→ English Faroe Islands (derived)

→ Danish Færøerne (inherited)

→ Lower Sorbian Färöje (derived)

→ Old Norse færeyingr (suffix)

→ Old Norse færeyskr (suffix)

→ Polish Wyspy Owcze (calque)