Where does “klettur” come from?

klettur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse klettr, from Proto-Germanic klintaz, from Proto-Indo-European glend- — shore.

klettur (Faroese): large stone, rock, cliff; klettarnir - the Faroe...

Definitions

  1. large stone, rock, cliff; klettarnir - the Faroe...

Ancestry of “klettur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklettrhill, crag, cliff; rock, stone
2Proto-Germanicklintazhill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glend-Every word from Proto-Germanic klintazEvery word from Old Norse klettr