Where does “floksskrivari” come from?

floksskrivari (Faroese) comes from Faroese skrivari, 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.

floksskrivari (Faroese): party secretary

Definitions

  1. party secretary

Ancestry of “floksskrivari”, step by step

floksskrivari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skrivari

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

via Faroese flokkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseflokkurgroup, flock; grade, class; political party
2Old Norseflokkrflock; group of at least five persons; a small...
3Proto-Germanicflukkazcrowd, troop, flock
4Proto-Germanicflukkōnąto fly, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpluknéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →