Where does “limafundur” come from?
limafundur (Faroese) comes from Faroese fundur, from Old Norse fundr, from Proto-Germanic fundiz, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
limafundur (Faroese): meeting of members
Definitions
- meeting of members
Ancestry of “limafundur”, step by step
limafundur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese fundur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | fundur | meeting, assembly, congress, conference, session,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | fundr | finding, discovery; meeting; fight, battle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fundiz | able to be found, findable; pertaining to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | finþaną | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |