Where does “lívfrøðingur” come from?

lívfrøðingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese lívfrøði, 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...

lívfrøðingur (Faroese): biologist

Definitions

  1. biologist

Ancestry of “lívfrøðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselívfrøðibiology
2Faroesefrøðitheme for a poem or kvæði
3Old Norsefrœði—
4Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →
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