Where does “hjáveiða” come from?
hjáveiða (Faroese) comes from Faroese hjá, from Old Norse hjá, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
hjáveiða (Faroese): bycatch
Ancestry of “hjáveiða”, step by step
hjáveiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese hjá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | hjá | at, by, with; "to paraphrase the genitive:" |
| 2 | Old Norse | hjá | by, near, with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hīwô | relative, fellow-lodger, family |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Faroese veiða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | veiða | hunting; yield from hunting; to hunt |
| 2 | Old Norse | veiða | to catch, hunt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waiþijaną | to hunt, pursue; to graze, feed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |