Where does “seyðahundur” come from?
seyðahundur (Faroese) comes from Faroese hundur, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
seyðahundur (Faroese): sheepdog
Ancestry of “seyðahundur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | hundur | dog |
| 2 | Old Norse | hundr | a dog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |