Where does “onkustaðni” come from?

onkustaðni (Faroese) comes from Faroese stað, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

onkustaðni (Faroese): somewhere

Definitions

  1. somewhere

Ancestry of “onkustaðni”, step by step

onkustaðni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese stað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestaðplace
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Faroese onkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseonkursome, someone, "indefinite pronoun"
2Old Norseeinnhverrsome, someone, something; "ágætastr maðr...
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →