Where does “frøðingur” come from?

frøðingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese frøði, 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...

frøðingur (Faroese): a scientist, scholar

Definitions

  1. a scientist, scholar

Ancestry of “frøðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefrøðitheme for a poem or kvæði
2Old Norsefrœði—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “frøðingur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →