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Where does “ferðaskrivstova” come from?

ferðaskrivstova (Faroese) comes from Faroese skrivstova, from Faroese skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

ferðaskrivstova (Faroese): travel agency

Definitions

  1. travel agency

Ancestry of “ferðaskrivstova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskrivstovaoffice
2Faroeseskrivato write
3Old Norseskrifa—
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībō—
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →