Where does “koppingarevni” come from?

koppingarevni (Faroese) comes from Faroese evni, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

koppingarevni (Faroese): vaccine

Definitions

  1. vaccine

Ancestry of “koppingarevni”, step by step

koppingarevni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese evni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseevnimaterial, matter, substance
2Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Faroese kopping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekopping
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp-Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic abniją