Where does “søgufrøðingur” come from?

søgufrøðingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese søgufrøði, from Faroese -frøði, from Faroese frøði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

søgufrøðingur (Faroese): historian

Definitions

  1. historian

Ancestry of “søgufrøðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøgufrøðiscience of history
2Faroese-frøðiscience; -logy
3Faroesefrøðitheme for a poem or kvæði
4Old Norsefrœði
5Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄