Where does “fuglafrøði” come from?

fuglafrøði (Faroese) comes from Faroese fuglur, from Old Norse fugl, from Old Norse fogl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fuglafrøði (Faroese): ornithology

Definitions

  1. ornithology

Ancestry of “fuglafrøði”, step by step

fuglafrøði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fuglur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefuglurbird; two of hearts
2Old NorsefuglAlternative form of fogl
3Old Norsefoglbird
4Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
5Proto-Germanicfluglaz
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Faroese frøði

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą