Where does “boðsháttur” come from?

boðsháttur (Faroese) comes from Faroese háttur, from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

boðsháttur (Faroese): imperative

Definitions

  1. imperative

Ancestry of “boðsháttur”, step by step

boðsháttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese háttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehátturway, manner; mood
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Faroese boð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseboðmessage; order; offer
2Old Norseboðoffer
3Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →