Where does “bjargingarvestur” come from?

bjargingarvestur (Faroese) comes from Faroese vestur, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

bjargingarvestur (Faroese): life jacket

Definitions

  1. life jacket

Ancestry of “bjargingarvestur”, step by step

bjargingarvestur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese vestur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevesturwest; vest, waistcoat; west, westward
2Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
3Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
4Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Faroese bjarga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebjargato save, to rescue
2Old Norsebjargato save
3Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →
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