Where does “litur” come from?

litur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Litr, from Proto-Germanic wlitiz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

litur (Faroese): colour; coloured stain; political point of view

Definitions

  1. colour; coloured stain; political point of view

Ancestry of “litur”, step by step

litur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Litr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseLitrname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanicwlitizsight, appearance; countenance, face; look,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Ancient Greek λίτρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
2Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
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