Where does “fótbóltsvøllur” come from?

fótbóltsvøllur (Faroese) comes from Faroese fótbóltur, from Faroese fótur, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fótbóltsvøllur (Faroese): football field

Definitions

  1. football field

Ancestry of “fótbóltsvøllur”, step by step

fótbóltsvøllur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fótbóltur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefótbólturfootball; football, soccer
2Faroesefóturfoot; leg; 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Faroese vøllur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevøllurlawn; field
2Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →