Where does “firvaldur” come from?

firvaldur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fífrildi, from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pāpel-.

firvaldur (Faroese): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “firvaldur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefífrildi—
2Proto-Germanicfifaldǭbutterfly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpāpel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pāpel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ →Every word from Old Norse fífrildi →