Where does “læknafrøði” come from?

læknafrøði (Faroese) comes from Faroese frøði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

læknafrøði (Faroese): medicine

Definitions

  1. medicine

Ancestry of “læknafrøði”, step by step

læknafrøði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese frøði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefrøðitheme for a poem or kvæði
2Old Norsefrœði—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Faroese lækni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselæknidoctor, medic, physician
2Old Norselæknirhealer
3Old Norselækir—
4Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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