Where does “hálvleiksstøða” come from?
hálvleiksstøða (Faroese) comes from Faroese hálvleikur, from Faroese leikur, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
hálvleiksstøða (Faroese): score at halftime
Definitions
- score at halftime
Ancestry of “hálvleiksstøða”, step by step
hálvleiksstøða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese hálvleikur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | hálvleikur | halftime |
| 2 | Faroese | leikur | game |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via Faroese støða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | støða | position, standpoint; situation; score |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *stōdijaną | to make stand |