Where does “flogvit” come from?
flogvit (Faroese) comes from Faroese vit, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
flogvit (Faroese): genius
Definitions
- genius
Ancestry of “flogvit”, step by step
flogvit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese vit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | vit | intelligence; consciousness; we |
| 2 | Old Norse | vit | first-person dual pronoun |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wit | Alternative form of *wet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wet | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Faroese flog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | flog | flying, flight |