Where does “pínslarváttur” come from?

pínslarváttur (Faroese) comes from Faroese váttur, from Old Norse váttr, from Proto-Germanic wahtaz, from Proto-Indo-European wokʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

pínslarváttur (Faroese): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “pínslarváttur”, step by step

pínslarváttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese váttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevátturproof, evidence, witness
2Old Norseváttrevidence, witness
3Proto-Germanicwahtazspeech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokʷtosvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Old Norse pínsl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepínsl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokʷtos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtaz →