Where does “frøði” come from?

frøði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

frøði (Faroese): theme for a poem or kvæði

Definitions

  1. theme for a poem or kvæði

Ancestry of “frøði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrœði—
2Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “frøði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →