Where does “skúlabókavørður” come from?

skúlabókavørður (Faroese) comes from Faroese skúli, from Old Norse skóli, from Middle Low German schôle, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ — to hold; to overpower.

skúlabókavørður (Faroese): school librarian

Definitions

  1. school librarian

Ancestry of “skúlabókavørður”, step by step

skúlabókavørður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skúli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskúlischool
2Old Norseskólischool
3Middle Low Germanschôle
4Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
5LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
6Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
7Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
8Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Faroese bókavørður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebókavørðurlibrarian
2Faroesevørðurwatchman, guard
3Old Norsevǫrðrward, warder; guard, watch
4Proto-Germanic*warduz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́