Where does “vøttur” come from?

vøttur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vøttur (Faroese): glove, mitten

Definitions

  1. glove, mitten

Ancestry of “vøttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫttrglove, mitten
2Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wantuz →