Where does “kavablak” come from?

kavablak (Faroese) comes from Faroese kavi, from Old Norse kafa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- — to dive, dive in.

kavablak (Faroese): snowball

Definitions

  1. snowball

Ancestry of “kavablak”, step by step

kavablak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kavi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekavisnow
2Old Norsekafa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷebʰ-to dive, dive in

via Faroese blak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseblaka thrown object; a throw; buttermilk
2Faroeseblakathrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kafa →Every word from Faroese kavi →