Where does “listasavn” come from?

listasavn (Faroese) comes from Faroese savn, from Faroese savna, from Old Norse samna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

listasavn (Faroese): art gallery

Definitions

  1. art gallery

Ancestry of “listasavn”, step by step

listasavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese savn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesavnmuseum, collection
2Faroesesavnato collect
3Old Norsesamnato collect, assemble
4Proto-Germanic*samnōną—

via Faroese list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselistart
2Old Norselist—
3Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Germanic *samnōną →Every word from Old Norse samna →Every word from Faroese savna →