Where does “spottari” come from?

spottari (Faroese) comes from Faroese Ari, from Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

spottari (Faroese): mocker

Definitions

  1. mocker

Ancestry of “spottari”, step by step

spottari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseAri—
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Old Norse spotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespotta—
2Proto-Germanicsputtōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ari →