Where does “fólkalívsfrøði” come from?

fólkalívsfrøði (Faroese) comes from Faroese lív, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

fólkalívsfrøði (Faroese): ethnology, cultural anthropology

Definitions

  1. ethnology, cultural anthropology

Ancestry of “fólkalívsfrøði”, step by step

fólkalívsfrøði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese lív

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselívlife; lifetime; lifestyle
2Old Norselíflife
3Proto-Germaniclībąbody; life
4Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Faroese fólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefólkpeople; lineage, dynasty; team
2Old Norsefólkpeople
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lībaną →