Where does “tøkuorð” come from?

tøkuorð (Faroese) comes from Faroese orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

tøkuorð (Faroese): loanword

Definitions

  1. loanword

Ancestry of “tøkuorð”, step by step

tøkuorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseorðword; expression
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Faroese tøka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetøkatake, catch
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →