Where does “hvíthærdur” come from?

hvíthærdur (Faroese) comes from Faroese hærdur, from Old Norse hærðr, from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

hvíthærdur (Faroese): white-haired

Definitions

  1. white-haired

Ancestry of “hvíthærdur”, step by step

hvíthærdur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hærdur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehærdurhairy
2Old Norsehærðrhaired
3Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Faroese hvítur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehvíturwhite
2Old Norsehvítrwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →