Where does “lógarbroyting” come from?

lógarbroyting (Faroese) comes from Faroese lóg, from Danish lov, from Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lógarbroyting (Faroese): amendment

Definitions

  1. amendment

Ancestry of “lógarbroyting”, step by step

lógarbroyting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese lóg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselóglaw
2Danishlovlaw; permission; praise
3Old Danishloghlaw
4Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
5Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
6Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
7Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Faroese broyting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebroytingchange
2Faroesebroytato alter, to modify, to change
3Icelandicbreytavariable; to change something, to modify...
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →