Where does “støddfrøðingur” come from?

støddfrøðingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese støddfrøði, 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...

støddfrøðingur (Faroese): mathematician

Definitions

mathematician

Ancestry of “støddfrøðingur”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	støddfrøði	mathematics
2	Faroese	-frøði	science; -logy
3	Faroese	frøði	theme for a poem or kvæði
4	Old Norse	frœði	—
5	Proto-Germanic	frōdį̄	wisdom, understanding
6	Proto-Germanic	-į̄	-th
7	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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