Where does “grindadráp” come from?

grindadráp (Faroese) comes from Faroese grind, from Old Norse grind, from Proto-Germanic grindiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

grindadráp (Faroese): whaling in the Faroe Islands, killing of pilot whales (grind)

Definitions

  1. whaling in the Faroe Islands, killing of pilot whales (grind)

Ancestry of “grindadráp”, step by step

grindadráp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese grind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesegrindA framework; A grille; A school of grindahvalur
2Old Norsegrinda gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...
3Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam

via Proto-Germanic drap-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrap-—
2Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
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