Where does “tónaskald” come from?

tónaskald (Faroese) comes from Faroese skald, from Old Norse skald, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

tónaskald (Faroese): composer

Definitions

  1. composer

Ancestry of “tónaskald”, step by step

tónaskald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskaldpoet, composer
2Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—

via Faroese tóna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetónatone; to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Norse skald →