Where does “alisfrøðingur” come from?
alisfrøðingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese alisfrøði, from Faroese frøði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
alisfrøðingur (Faroese): physicist person who dedicates themself to the problems of physics
Definitions
- physicist person who dedicates themself to the problems of physics
Ancestry of “alisfrøðingur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | alisfrøði | physics current designation of the science formerly called Natural Philosophy and which deals with the study of aspects of nature whose understanding can be systematized in terms of elementary principles and universal laws |
| 2 | Faroese | frøði | theme for a poem or kvæði |
| 3 | Old Norse | frœði | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frōdį̄ | wisdom, understanding |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |