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Where does “bókmentafrøði” come from?

bókmentafrøði (Faroese) comes from Faroese -frøði, 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...

bókmentafrøði (Faroese): literature, study of literature

Definitions

  1. literature, study of literature

Ancestry of “bókmentafrøði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroese-frøðiscience; -logy
2Faroesefrøðitheme for a poem or kvæði
3Old Norsefrœði—
4Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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