Where does “málfrøði” come from?

málfrøði (Faroese) comes from Faroese mál, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

málfrøði (Faroese): linguistics

Definitions

  1. linguistics

Ancestry of “málfrøði”, step by step

málfrøði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese mál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemállanguage; speech; talk
2Old Norsemállanguage; speech; matter, affair
3Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Faroese frøði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefrøðitheme for a poem or kvæði
2Old Norsefrœði—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →