Where does “benjardøgg” come from?

benjardøgg (Faroese) comes from Faroese ben, from Old Norse ben, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

benjardøgg (Faroese): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “benjardøgg”, step by step

benjardøgg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebenwound
2Old Norsebenmortal wound; small bleeding wound; wound
3Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Faroese Døgg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseDøggdew
2Old Norsedǫggdew; second-person singular imperative of dǫggva
3Proto-GermanicdawwōAlternative form of *dawwaz; dew, moisture
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂ →