Where does “náttarravnur” come from?

náttarravnur (Faroese) comes from Faroese ravnur, from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

náttarravnur (Faroese): a night owl

Definitions

  1. a night owl

Ancestry of “náttarravnur”, step by step

náttarravnur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ravnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseravnurraven
2Old Norsehrafnraven
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉraven
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Faroese nátt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenáttnight
2Old Norsenáttnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →