Where does “rithøvundur” come from?

rithøvundur (Faroese) comes from Faroese høvundur, from Icelandic höfundur — author.

rithøvundur (Faroese): author, writer

Definitions

  1. author, writer

Ancestry of “rithøvundur”, step by step

rithøvundur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese høvundur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehøvundurauthor
2Icelandichöfundurauthor

via Faroese rit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeserit
Every word from Icelandic höfundurEvery word from Faroese høvundur