Where does “svartkjaftaveiða” come from?

svartkjaftaveiða (Faroese) comes from Faroese svartkjaftur, from Faroese kjaftur, from Old Norse kjaptr, from Proto-Germanic kefutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

svartkjaftaveiða (Faroese): blue whiting fishing

Definitions

  1. blue whiting fishing

Ancestry of “svartkjaftaveiða”, step by step

svartkjaftaveiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese svartkjaftur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvartkjafturblue whiting
2Faroesekjafturmouth (of an animal), jaws
3Old Norsekjaptrjaw; gaping jaws
4Proto-Germanickefutaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵép-uns—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew

via Faroese veiða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseveiðahunting; yield from hunting; to hunt
2Old Norseveiðato catch, hunt
3Proto-Germanicwaiþijanąto hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kefutaz →