Where does “blettutur” come from?
blettutur (Faroese) comes from Faroese -utur, from Old Norse -óttr, from Proto-Germanic -uhtaz.
blettutur (Faroese): spotted, flecked
Ancestry of “blettutur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | -utur | suffix used to create adjectives describing the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | -óttr | suffix used to create adjectives, meaning more or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -uhtaz | — |