Where does “nátturði” come from?

nátturði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse náttverðr, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

nátturði (Faroese): dinner, supper (main) meal in the evening

Definitions

  1. dinner, supper (main) meal in the evening

Ancestry of “nátturði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáttverðrsupper
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →
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