Where does “tónleikari” come from?

tónleikari (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,...

tónleikari (Faroese): musician

Definitions

  1. musician

Ancestry of “tónleikari”, step by step

tónleikari 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 Faroese tónleikur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetónleikurmusic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ari →