Where does “svartkjaftur” come from?

svartkjaftur (Faroese) comes 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.

svartkjaftur (Faroese): blue whiting

Definitions

  1. blue whiting

Ancestry of “svartkjaftur”, step by step

svartkjaftur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kjaftur

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

via Faroese svartur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvarturblack
2Old Norsesvartrblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “svartkjaftur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kefutaz →