Where does “hundapassari” come from?

hundapassari (Faroese) comes from Faroese hundur, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundapassari (Faroese): dogsitter, dog-walker

Definitions

  1. dogsitter, dog-walker

Ancestry of “hundapassari”, step by step

hundapassari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hundur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehundurdog
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Faroese passa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesepassato fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →