It might have developed in Westfjords, where the manuscripts were written, but since it had influences from many other European languages, it is more likely that it was created elsewhere and brought to Iceland by Basque sailors.
Desenvolveuse con probabilidade en Vestfirðir, onde foron atopados os manuscritos, pero como ten influencias doutras linguas europeas, tamén é probable que fose creado noutro lugar e que chegase a Islandia a través dos baleeiros vascos.