Where does “móðurmálsorðabók” come from?
móðurmálsorðabók (Faroese) comes from Faroese móðurmál, 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.
móðurmálsorðabók (Faroese): monolingual dictionary of the mother tongue
Definitions
- monolingual dictionary of the mother tongue
Ancestry of “móðurmálsorðabók”, step by step
móðurmálsorðabók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese móðurmál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | móðurmál | mother tongue |
| 2 | Faroese | mál | language; speech; talk |
| 3 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |