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

ferðaskrivstova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skrivstova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskrivstovaoffice
2Faroeseskrivato write
3Old Norseskrifa—
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Faroese ferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseferðtrip, tour, journey; time
2Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →