Where does “snoddhár” come from?
snoddhár (Faroese) comes from Faroese hár, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
snoddhár (Faroese): whisker
Definitions
- whisker
Ancestry of “snoddhár”, step by step
snoddhár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese hár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | hár | hair |
| 2 | Old Norse | þar | there, in that place |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚦᚨᚱ | there |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Swedish snodd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snodd |